Synopses & Reviews
The fascinating story of Reagan's 1976 presidential campaign which, in essence, redefined the Republican party, reshaped national politics, and ended the reign of liberalism.
Today's political scene looks nothing like it did thirty years ago, and that is due mostly to Reagan's monumental reshaping of the Republican party. What few people realize, however, is that Reagan's revolution did not begin when he took office in 1980, but in his failed presidential challenge to Gerald Ford in 19751976. This is the remarkable story of that historic campaign one that, as Reagan put it, turned a party of "pale pastels" into a national party of "bold colors." Featuring interviews with a myriad of politicos, journalists, insiders, and observers, Craig Shirley relays intriguing, never-before-told anecdotes about Reagan, his staff, the campaign, the media, and the national parties and shows how Reagan, instead of following the lead of the ever-weakening Republican party, brought the party to him and almost single-handedly revived it.
Review
"Mr. Shirley's research is admirably thorough...but he might have culled more selectively from it....But his prose, often muscular and refreshingly direct, offers compensations." Wall Street Journal
Synopsis
Shirley relays intriguing, never-before-told anecdotes about Reagan, his staff, the presidential campaign, the media, and the national parties and shows how Reagan, instead of following the lead of the ever-weakening Republican party, brought the party to him and almost single-handedly revived it.
About the Author
Craig Shirley is the president and CEO of Shirley & Bannister Public Affairs, a PR firm that counts Heritage Foundation, McDonnell Douglas, and the National Rifle Association as just a few of its many illustrious clients. Craig ran independent campaigns in support of Reagan in both his 1980 and 1984 campaigns and has come to know all of the primary players in Reagans circles and the national media.