{"product_id":"the-reagan-i-knew-william-f-buckley-9780465018024","title":"The Reagan I Knew","description":"No two people were more important to American conservatism in the postwar era than William F. Buckley Jr. and Ronald Reagan. Buckley's writings provided the intellectual underpinnings, while Reagan brought the conservative movement into the White House. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They met in 1961 when Reagan introduced a speech by Buckley. When nobody could turn on the microphone, Reagan climbed out a window, walked along a ledge to the locked control room, broke in, and flipped the correct switch. Buckley later described this moment as \"a nifty allegory of Reagan's approach to foreign policy: the calm appraisal of a situation, the willingness to take risks, and then the decisive moment leading to lights and sound.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For over thirty years, the two men shared jokes and vacations, advised each other on politics, and counseled each other's children. \u003ci\u003eThe Reagan I Knew\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of an extraordinary friendship between two American political giants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William F. Buckley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465018025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465018024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 6.42w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2009 pg. 24","brand":"William F. Buckley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980954009855,"sku":"9780465018024","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d787808-9ed2-4df5-a5e4-e37bd92af4a2.jpg?v=1683252862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reagan-i-knew-william-f-buckley-9780465018024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}