Ronald Reagan
The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989
About the book
Part of The American Presidents Series, Jacob Weisberg's portrait of the 40th president offers a psychological reading of Ronald Reagan and the ideas behind his political career. Weisberg covers the years from 1981 to 1989, a time of economic crisis and recovery, fresh American assertiveness abroad, and dealings with the Soviet Union that started in conflict and later shifted. He argues that Reagan was a firm conservative who was still willing to compromise and make deals, and that he held nuclear weapons to be immoral and wanted them abolished. Weisberg contends these overlooked traits explain why the presidency mattered so much, and urges a view past both Republican reverence and Democratic dismissal.
Jamie Dimon was reported to have it on his summer to-read list when McKinsey asked a group of CEOs about their reading.
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Jamie Dimon (CEO/JPMorgan Chase)
When consulting firm McKinsey and Co. asked a group of CEOs in July what was on their reading list this summer, the two titles on Dimon’s to-read list were The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America, by American Enterprise Institute president Arthur C. Brooks and Ronald Reagan, by Slate Group chairman Jacob Weisberg.
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