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Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire by Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney
4.0
Age note: I grew up with Reagan as President, at least at the time that I was paying attention. Therefore, I may have different feelings that you do.
I can remember all of the major events in this book and will never forget him saying "Tear down these walls!"
The speech at the end in his own voice in May of 1988 at Moscow University, in that setting with the murals of the Revolution and Lenin's bust, was powerful. He's been called the great communicator and even he admitted he said that he communicated the ideas of America, not that he was the great speaker.
What kept me from giving this 5 stars was the semi-comparison to "45". I literally won't say his name, if that gives you an idea of how a person raised on Reagan feels about the current Republican Party. There is no comparison and never will be. It isn't about the ability to speak to American Ideals or his delivery, it's the complete and utter unlikeness that the author tried to say give him time. The clock started before he was inaugurated and ended, even with the most positive outlook, the moment he made his first move.
The 40th president, Reagan, took the tiger by the tail at the right time with the right leader of the old USSR and ended the Cold War, this was an amazing history of it. 45 seems better at creating new ones and he's not even done yet.
I can remember all of the major events in this book and will never forget him saying "Tear down these walls!"
The speech at the end in his own voice in May of 1988 at Moscow University, in that setting with the murals of the Revolution and Lenin's bust, was powerful. He's been called the great communicator and even he admitted he said that he communicated the ideas of America, not that he was the great speaker.
What kept me from giving this 5 stars was the semi-comparison to "45". I literally won't say his name, if that gives you an idea of how a person raised on Reagan feels about the current Republican Party. There is no comparison and never will be. It isn't about the ability to speak to American Ideals or his delivery, it's the complete and utter unlikeness that the author tried to say give him time. The clock started before he was inaugurated and ended, even with the most positive outlook, the moment he made his first move.
The 40th president, Reagan, took the tiger by the tail at the right time with the right leader of the old USSR and ended the Cold War, this was an amazing history of it. 45 seems better at creating new ones and he's not even done yet.