Ronald Reagan and the Triumph of American Conservatism


by Jules Tygiel
(Library of American Biography Series, Longman, 2004)

Annotations

Note:

Since the Library of American Biography Series does not include footnotes or annotations, I have opted to document Ronald Reagan and the Triumph of American Conservatism online.  The chapter links will take you to the notes for each chapter, which are organized on a page-by-page basis.  Within each chapter the first mention of each source is linked to a citation to that book.  The citations marked with question marks will be corrected shortly.  If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at tygiel@sfsu.edu.  --Jules Tygiel, Professor of History, San Francisco State University.

Introduction

Chapter 1.    A Midwestern Boyhood

Chapter 2.    Surviving the Great Depression

Chapter 3.    The Making of A Hollywood Star

Chapter 4.    Fighting the Cold War

Chapter 5.    The Shift to Conservatism

Chapter 6.    Entering Politics

Chapter 7.    From Governor to President

Chapter 8.    "Stay the Course": The Reagan Presidency 1981-1982

Chapter 9.    The Road to Reelection: The Reagan Presidency 1983-84

Chapter 10.  The Reagan Doctrine: The Reagan Presidency 1985-1986

Chapter 11.  Scandals and Summits: The Reagan Presidency 1987-1988

Chapter 12.  Legacy

Bibliography

 

Introduction

p. vi.        "I've seen America..."  Cannon, Reagan, pp. 242-43.
                "spans our lives..."  Wills, 2.               
p. viii       "courage and ignorance..."  Cannon, Role, 630.
                "The Wise Men...,"  D'Souza, 1.
                "The most public..."  Morris, xxi.
                "A man of benign..."  Morris, vi.
                "possessed of no..." Morris, vi.
p. ix        "his most remarkable..." Cannon, Role, 795.

Chapter 1

p. 1        The details on Reagan and That Printer of Udell's may be found in Morris, 40-42.
p. 2        "I felt myself fill...," Reagan and Hubler, 12.
p. 3        On Nelle Wilson Reagan, see Edwards, 28-32; Wills, 20-21.
               "a frustrated actress..."  Reagan and Hubler, 20.
               On Jack Reagan, see Edwards, 26-28; Wills, 10,14-15.
               Marriage of Jack and Nelle Reagan, Edwards, 32.
               Reagans in Tampico, Morris, 13.
               Birth of Neil Reagan, Edwards, 17; Wills, 21.
               Nelle's conversion, Wills, 21.
               On Disciples of Christ, see Wills, 26, 30.
p. 4        Ronald's birth,  Edwards, 34.
               Ronald not baptized, Morris, 18. 
               Reagans in Tampico, Wills, 20-21; Edwards, 34-36; Morris, 13-18.
               Reagans in Chicago, Wills, 16; Morris, 23-26; Edwards, 37.
               Reagans in Galesburg, Morris, 26; Edwards, 38.
               Reagans in Monmouth, Edwards 38-39.
               Return to Tampico, Morris, 29; Edwards,40.
               four different schools, Wills, 18.
               rented apartments, Wills, 17-18.
p. 5        "a graduate..."  Wills, 17
               Move to Dixon, Edwards, 46-47, Morris, 31-33.
              "sometimes my father..." Morris, 38.
               Jack's drinking, Edwards, 49.
              "My mother would pray..."  Edwards, 45.
              "She was always there..."  Edwards, 59.
               Nelle's activities, Wills, 22.
p. 6        faith healer, Edwards, 104-5.
               "About Mother"  Wills, 27.
               "entertained the patients..." Wills, 27.
               and Cleaver family, Wills, 22; Morris, 34.
               Moon and Dutch, Morris, 35; Edwards, 34-35, 51.
               Ronald and sports, Edwards 44-46, 52.
p. 7        Ronald as student, Edwards, 39.
              Discovery of nearsightedness, Reagan and Hubler, 25.
              High School, Morris, 52-54; Edwards, 59-69.
              On Ronald's high school writing, see Morris, 58, 93-96.
p. 8       Jack and sons, Edwards, 67.
              "an experienced shoe man..." Wills, 17.
              x-ray machine, Wills, 17.
              financial status, Morris, 22; Edwards, 31.
              Jack and politics, Morris, 89.
p. 9        Birth of a Nation, Morris, 89-90; Edwards, 53.
              Jack's politics, Edwards, 58, 72-73.
              Summer jobs, Morris, 54; Edwards, 61-63.
              Reagan as lifeguard, Wills, 35-38; Morris, 57-62; Edwards, 64-65.
p. 10     Writing on being a lifeguard, Morris, 58, 96.
p. 11     Ronald enters Eureka College, Wills, 69.
              "one of those rare..." Reagan and Hubler, 18; see also Wills, Chapter 1.
             

Chapter 2

p. 13.    On Eureka College, see Wills, 44-45; Edwards, 82-85, 96.
p. 14     eight percent, Edwards, 96.
              Reagan's finances, Wills, 69; Morris, 69; Edwards, 83.
              Eureka's economic problems, Wills, 49, 70; Edwards, 85-86.
              Other problems at Eureka, Wills, 48-51; Edwards, 84-85.
p. 15     Tau Kappa Epsilon, Wills, 52.
              Student strike, Wills, 52-54.
              Reagan's role in strike, Morris, 71-74; Wills, 58.
              "heady wine," Reagan and Hubler, 28-29.
              "Not once..."  Reagan and Hubler, 28-29.
              Other students recollections, Wills, 60.
p. 16      Results of strike, Wills, 55, 61-62; Morris, 74.
               Reagan and sports at Eureka, Wills, 35, 52, Morris, 67, Edwards 87.
               Extra-curricular activities, Wills, 52, 67; Morris, 85, 702-03n; Edwards, 95.
               Reagan as student, Wills, 36.
p. 17      Neil loses job, Morris, 79.
               Jack Reagan's jobs, Wills, 18; Morris, 699n, 702n.
               Nelle as seamstress, Morris, 79.
               Neil at Eureka, Morris, 79, 84, 86; Edwards, 101; Wills, 35.
               Reagan activities, Wills, 35, 52, 67-68; Morris, 68, 85-86, 702-3n; Edwards, 109.
               Acting at Eureka, Morris, 70, 80, 83; Wills, 68.
p. 18      Reagan's stories, Morris, 98-106
               "Time and again..." Morris, 102.
               Reagan as pacifist, Morris, 99-100, 111.
               African Americans in Dixon, Edwards, 54.
p. 19      African Americans at Eureka, Morris, 89.
               Reagan's jobs at Eureka, Edwards, 104; Morris, 85.
               Jack Reagan jobs, Morris, 702n.
               Jack's girlfriend, Morris, 79.
               Eureka Plan, Wills, 70.
               Reagan applies for loan, Morris, 87
p. 20      Jack's Christmas dismissal, Wills, 74; Morris, 702n.
               Reagan can't buy ring, Morris, 91.
               Reagan's grades, Morris, 67-68.
               "I have no definite plans..." Morris, 87.
               $5000 annual salary, Morris, 110.
               Eureka graduation rates, Edwards, 111.
               Graduation, Edwards, 112.
               Return to Dixon, Wills, 69.
               Jack at IERC, Morris, 702n, 706n.
p. 21     Reagan and Sid Altschuler, Wills, 72.
              On early sportscasting, see Jules Tygiel, Past Time: Baseball as History (New York: Oxford    
                    University Press, 2000), 69-74; Ronald A. Smith, Play-By-Play: Radio, Television and Big-Time
                    College Sport
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), 23-27.
              "The announcers are stealing the glory..." cited in Tygiel, 72.
              Reagan announcing with broomstick, Edwards, 82.
p. 22     Reagan in Chicago, Wills, 72; Edwards, 121.
              Reagan at WOC, Morris, 111-12; Edwards, 123.
              "Reagan, grand footballer..." Vaughn, 23.
              Votes for FDR, Edwards, 119.
p. 23      Hired at WOC, Morris, 114.
              Jack at CWA, Morris, 702n.
              descriptions of WOC, Wills, 116-19, 122; Morris, 708n.
              Reagan at WOC, Morris, 115-16; Wills, 120-23.
              Drake Relays, Edwards, 130, Morris, 116.
p. 24     Moves to Des Moines, Edwards, 131.
              Broadcasts Cubs and White Sox, Morris, 122.
              As sportscaster, Wills, 129, Morris, 128.
              Writes for Des Moines Dispatch, Wills, 130-31.
             "To millions of sports fans..." cited in Wills, 130-31.
             Reagan as baseball announcer, Wills, 129-30; Edwards, 137.
             Had never attended a game, Reagan and Hubler, 77.
             Visits Chicago, Wills, 130.
             "theater of the mind," Reagan, 59.
p. 25    "His games were often..." Wills, 114.
             Rockne and Gipp, Wills, 145.
            "He had an inability..." Morris, 121.
            Iowa Fair Grounds, Wills, 142.
            hundreds of letters, Wills, 130-31.
            speaking engagements, Wills, 122.
            Advertising Club, Morris, 117.
            newsreels, Wills, 157.
            "He is over six feet..." Morris, 128.
            always seemed to be performing, Morris, 128.
            Breaks up with Margaret Cleaver, Wills, 134; Morris, 121.
            Drake College, Wills, 133-34.
            14th Cavalry Regiment, Edwards, 140; Morris, 122-23.
p. 26   Jack and Neil work for New Deal, Wills, 74; Morris 702n.
            Neil at WOC, Wills, 125.
            Jack's heart attack, Morris, 128.
            $3900, Morris, 116.
            Sporting News,  Morris, 128.
            Joy Hodges, Edwards 150.
p. 27   Reagan at Catalina, Morris, 126.
           "even more colorful..." Morris, 126.
           Second trip to Catalina, Edwards, 151-52; Morris, 128-30.
           Screen test, Edwards, 154.
           "Warner's offer contract..."  Edwards, 156.
p. 28  Last days in Des Moines, Morris, 152; Wills, 129.

Chapter 3

p. 29  Trip to Los Angeles, Morris, 133-34.
           SAG, Wills, 261.
p. 30  Warner Brothers Studio, Morris, 133-34.
           On Hollywood labor practices, see Edwards, 165-66; Vaughn, 30.
p. 31  "should have some moral lesson," Vaughn, 32.
           "The more one looks..." Vaughn, 52.
           MPPDA, Vaughn, 42.
           "good characters..." Vaugnh, 63
           Joseph I. Breen, Vaughn, 42, 61-63.
           "false and unfair," Vaughn, 49.
           A and B movies, Edwards, 164-65.
           Love Is On the Air, Edwards, 164-68; Vaughn, 49.
p. 32  Reagan's name, Edwards, 157; Morris, 136. 
           "an all-around athlete..." Vaughn, 38.
           "expert marksman" Vaughn, 38.
           "natural" "Young Reagan..."Morris, 144-45, 716n.
           Reagan roles, Edwards, 173-75; Morris, 145; Vaughn, 95. 
           Hollywood Hotel and Louella Parsons, Edwards, 175; Wills, 188,
p. 33  Reagan's social life, Edwards, 194.
           Reagan's parents, Edwards, 170, 176, 182-84, 216-17.
           Neil Reagan, Edwards, 201.
           as Brass Bancroft, Wills, 91-2; Vaughn, 59-60; Edwards, 185-86.
           "both in appearance..."Wills, 91.
           Code of the Secret Service, Edwards, 185.
p. 34  On Reagan's talents, see Wills, 205; Edwards, 184-85.
           "boyish of face..." cited in Edwards, 232.
           Dark Victory, Edwards, 195-96; Wills, 187, Vaughn, 60.
           "Junior Secret Service Club," Morris, 169; Vaughn, 170.
           Jane Wyman, Edwards, 191-92.
p. 35  "I was drawn..." Morris, 153-54; Edwards, 193.
            Wyman's hospitalization, Edwards, 197-98; Morris, 161-63.
            "Two of Hollywood's..." Morris, 163.
            Reagan-Wyman weddings, Wills, 188-89.
p. 36   Murder in the Air, Vaughn 67, 73-80; Morris, 169-70.
            Rockne/Gipp story, Wills, 143-47; Morris, 704n; Vaughn, 85.
p. 37   Reagan seeks Gipp role, Wills, 145; Morris, 166-67; Edwards, 206-07.
            South Bend premiere, Edwards, 218-220.
            Santa Fe Trail, Vaughn 57, 88-89; Edwards, 214.
p. 38   Warners' survey, Morris, 172.
            Audience Research Institute, Vaughn 36.
            Birth of Maureen, Edwards, 227.
            New home, Edwards, 231.
            Reagan on the set, Edwards, 171, 226, 228; Morris, 157, 203, 282.
            "No one was quite sure..." Edwards, 228.
            "made many films together," Edwards, 229.
p. 39  Justin Dart, Edwards, 196-97.
            Reagan and Communists, Morris, 157-59, 719n.
            resigns from Lakeside Country Club, Edwards, 203-205.
            Jack Reagan, Edwards, 183-84, 217, 223.
            Helen Broderick lecture, Reagan and Hubler, 154-55.
p. 40   Early SAG activities, Edwards, 205-06, 231.
            International Squadron, Morris, 173-75; Edwards, 236.
            Dixon premiere, Wills, 185.
            Reviews cited in Edwards, 251.
            Kings Row, Edwards, 237-41; Vaughn, 54, 64-65; Wills, 185-87.
p. 41   "The finest picture..." Reagan and Hubler, 119.
            Reviews of Kings Row, Morris, 26-27; Edwards, 260.
p. 42   Reagan's contracts, Edwards, 209, 212-13; Morris, 725-726n.
            Wyman's contracts, Edwards, 255.
            Top 100 stars, Vaughn, 37.
            Reagan's deferments, Edwards, 234, 244, 254, 258; Vaughn, 106.
p. 43   Reagan and Casablanca, Edwards, 260.
            "Regret to inform..." Edwards, 260-61.
            "Ronnie [leaving] Jane" "on a short leave" Wills, 198.
            Early military service, Wills, 191; Edwards, 256, 266.
            Celluloid Commandos, Edwards, 268; Vaughn, 104, 112.
p. 44   Rear Gunner, Edwards, 268, 270; Vaughn, 113.
            For God and Country, Vaughn, 116.
            Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter and Land and Live in the Desert, Morris, 201-02.
          
 bomber training films, Morris, 211-14.
            Wings for This Man, Vaughn, 174-75.
p. 45   This Is The Army, Edwards, 272-75.
            Military ratings, Morris, 208, 752-53n.,
            Buchenwald, Wills, 199-200; Morris, 215-16.
            "to make more war movies"  Wills, 191
p. 46   Wyman tour, Edwards, 281.
            rank among stars, Morris, 209, 752n.
            "million dollar contract"  Morris, 218, 754n; Wills, 177, 517n.
            "All I wanted..." Reagan and Hubler, 159.
            "Where had he been..." Wills, 199.
            "disappointed..." Reagan and Hubler, 159.

Chapter 4.

p. 47    On Wyman's films, see Wills, 203-4; Edwards, 280-82, 290.
            "Jane would come through the door..." Morris, 220.
p. 48    On Reagan's postwar career, Edwards, 291.
            "I would work...," Reagan and Hubler, 138-39.
            Hollywood Democratic Committee, Morris, 205.
            HICCASP, Wills, 290, Vaughn, 123-24.
            American Veterans Committee, Edwards, 300; Vaughn, 162-63; Morris, 221.
            AVC documentary, Edwards, 295.
            Santa Ana Speech, Morris, 228.
            Hollywood Legion Stadium, Edwards, 293.
            People's Daily World, Morris, 229.
p. 49    Run for Congress, Edwards, 294.
            "records of Communist activity...," Wills, 292
            Neil in the bushes, Wills, 291.
            "They even succeeded..."  Morris, 230
            HICCASP, Morris, 232-33; Vaughn, 125.
p. 50    "usual tactics...," Edwards, 347.
            "We know they operate..." Edwards, 425.
            "the countless hours..." Morris, 236.
            SAG Board of Directors, Edwards, 296-97.
            Stallion Road,  Edwards, 291; Morris, 228.
p. 51    Night Unto Night, Edwards, 320; Vaughn, 224.
pp. 51-56  On the details of the IATSE/CSU dispute see, Wills, 268-287, 193-95; Edwards, 210-12, 308-312; 
                    Vaughn, 135-39, Morris, 236
-42, and especially, Horne.
p, 52   "every projectionist..." Edwards, 309.
            "I love to hear..."  Horne, 17.
p. 53   "If they want to make it bloody..." Horne, 186.
            On Three Wise Men, see Wills, 276; Morris, 238-39; Vaughn, 135; Horne, 198-99.
            Producer/IATSE collusion, Wills, 277-78; Vaughn, 139; Horne, 200.
            "a vehicle for..." Reagan and Hubler, 187.
            "There may be men..." Horne, 202-03.
p. 54   Reagan at Ida Lupino's home, Morris, 241.
p. 55   "There's a group..." Morris, 237.
            Reagan at SAG meeting, Edwards, 311-12.
            Reagan at AFL convention, Morris, 243-44; Wills, 281-82.
p. 56   "the only honest...," Edwards, 317.
            December 19 SAG meeting, Morris, 245; Vaughn, 142-43.
            Reagan elected SAG president, Morris, 252; Edwards, 321.
p. 57    "Tyranny is tyranny..." Edwards, 324.
            "You can't blame..." Edwards, 324.
            Reagan and FBI, Edwards, 304-05; Wills, 293.
            Wyman and The Yearling, Wills, 204
            Night Unto Night, Edwards, 320.
p. 58   Voice of the Turtle, Edwards, 322; Vaughn, 224.
            That Hagen Girl, Edwards, 325.
            Reagan pneumonia/Wyman miscarriage, Morris, 249-52.
            Edwards, 327; Wills, 204; Morris, 254.
            "never learned..." (Vaughn, 227).
            "We missed having..." Vaughn, 228-29.
p. 59   Reagan and loyalty oath, Morris, 261; Edwards, 333-34.
            "pledging true faith..." Edwards, 334.
            Anne Revere, Morris, 752n; Edwards, 336.
            HUAC hearings, Vaughn, 146.
p. 60   Reagan's HUAC testimony, Morris, 256-57; Edwards, 247-48.
            "by all odds..." Vaugfhn, 166.
            Hollywood Ten, Vaughn, 152-53.
            Waldorf Declaration, Vaughn, 153-54.
p. 61   Reagan questions producers, Morris, 261; Vaughn, 154.
            Reagan and SAG, Vaughn, 154-55.
            Reagan and 1948 elections, Vaughn, 158; Terri Blimes, "Reagan The Soft-Sell Populist," in Brownlee,
                62-63.
            "You may know me..." Brownlee, 63.
 p. 62   Reagan-Wyman divorce, Wills 204; Vaughn, 158; Edwards, 254-55.
            "No marital separation..." Wills, 190.
            "mental cruelty," Edwards, 355.
            "something I never expected..." Wills, 230.
            John Loves Mary, Edwards, 355-56.
            Reagan rebels, Edwards, 363.
            The Hasty Heart, Edwards, 362-65.
p. 63   "I shed..." Morris, 273.
            Ghost Mountain, Edwards, 370, 407.
            new contract, Morris, 275; Edwards, 376.
            "I could telephone..." Edwards, 405.
            "Here I am..." Vaughn, 231.
            "Depending on the situation..." Edwards, 396.
            Reagan and MPIC, Vaughn, 183-87; Wills, 300-301; Morris, 291.
p. 64   Reagan speeches, Vaughn, 189.
            "allegiance to Russia..." (Cannon, 87)
            "should be willing to..." Edwards, 404.
            rehabilitation committee, Vaughn, 213.
            "You Can Be Free..." Vaughn, 213.
            Gale Sondergaard, Morris, 289-90; Edwards, 426-27.
p. 65   Sterling Hayden, Vaughn, 212.

Chapter 5.

p. 67    Friar's Club, Morris, 285; Edwards, 403.
            "adventure and excitement" Vaughn, 221.
            "I think the heritage..." (Vaughn, 222)
            "They might even be,,," Vaughn, 222.
p. 68    cancellation of contracts, Edwards, 429, 432.
            Out of work, Edwards, 462.
            Reagan blames union activities, Edwards, 409.
            On reasons for Reagan's lack of roles, Edwards, 409-10, Wills, 205, 210-11, Vaughn 220-21.
p. 69   Reagan after Wyman, Edwards, 355; Morris 281, 283.
            Nancy Davis, Wills, 213-18; Edwards, 375-77.
            "a successful, happy marriage" Cannon, Reagan, 89.
            Reagan-Davis marriage, Edwards, 430-31; Morris, 292.
            "I don't want to see..." Edwards, 460.
            On residuals, Wills, 315-16.
p. 70   On Revue and 1952 waiver, see Wills, 314-16, 319, 324-26; Edwards, 436-39; Morris, 303-04; and
                Moldea, 167-201.
p. 71   Reagan steps down as SAG president, Edwards, 441.
            Salary drops, Edwards, 445.
            Tennessee's Partner, Wills, 181; Edwards, 458, 462.
            Donovan's Brain, Edwards, 445.
            Reagan's speeches, Cannon, Reagan, 93, 96; Vaughn, 191-92..  
          
 financial problems, Edwards, 424, 444; Cannon, Reagan, 92; Morris, 7534-54n.
           
"True, I'd been making..." Vaughn, 191-93.
            "discriminatory taxes" Reagan, Speaking, 20.
            depreciation allowance, Cannon, Reagan, 91.
p. 72    Reagan in Las Vegas, Edwards, 445-47; Morris, 295-97.
            1954 SAG agreement, Wills, 317.
            GE Theater, Morris, 304-5.
            "the cavalry to the rescue," Wills, 319.
p. 73   GE Theater, Morris, 304; Wills, 230, 319.
            "I am seen..." Morris, 304-05.
            Reagan as GE representative, Cannon, Reagan, 93; Wills, 120, 332-37; Edwards, 456-461; Morris,       
                304-05.
            1958 poll, Morris, 305.
            GE equips home, Wills, 332; Edwards, 459.
p. 74    Reagan as speaker, Morris, 305; Edwards, 456-57; Cannon, Reagan, 94-95.
            "You have to pound away..." Cannon, Role, 93.
            "City on a Hill," Hugh Heclo, "Ronald Reagan and the American Public Philosophy," in Brownlee and
                    Graham, 20.
            Eisenhower, Cannon, Reagan, 91.
            Reagan on drift to right, D'Souza, 52-53.
p. 75   Earl Dunckel, Edwards, 457.
            Loyal Davis, Wills, 218.
            no civilization had survived, Pemberton, 53.
            "spawned more than a hundred..." Morris, 309.
            "one of the traditional..." Dallek, 39.
            VA hospitals, Pemberton, 50; Edwards, 543.
            "Whether we admit..." Dallek, 27.
p. 76   "Losing Our Freedom...," "What's At Stake," Schoenwald, 193-94.
            "Encroaching Control," Edwards, 543.
            Tennessee's Partner,  Wills, 181; Edwards, 458.
            Hellcats of the Navy, Morris, 285; Edwards, 463.
            Reagan and his family, Vaughn, 228; Morris, 318, 759n.
            "Well, we just haven't..." Pemberton, 40.
            At Michael's graduation, Morris, 318.
            "look up from..." Morris, 759n.
p. 77    SAG and MCA, Edwards, 465-67; Wills, 328; Morris, 314.
            "We wanted a strong..." Morris, 757n.
            Wasserman approval, Wills, 329.
            Reagan as producer, Wills, 328.
            "He has no ownership..." Wills, 328.
            SAG strike, Wills, 329-30; Morris, 314, 758n; Edwards, 469-72; Moldea, 138-44.
p. 78   "The great giveaway" Moldea, 142.
            "The pictures were sold..." Moldea, 142.
            "With an interest..."Moldea, 143.
            Attacks on TVA, Morris, 313-14; Edwards, 463.
            GE Theater ratings drop, Wills, 338.
            1960 Campaign, Pemberton, 51; Edwards, 473; Cannon, Reagan, 96.
            "Under the tousled..." Dallek, 38.
            slavery,  Morris, 320.
p. 79  Justice Department Investigation, Wills, 324-27; Edwards, 437-38; Moldea, 6, 167-202.
            Fired by GE, Wills, 338' Morris, 321-22.
            "I can't act any more..." Morris, 321.
            dropped by MCA, Edwards, 478; Morris, 323.
p. 80    TV appearances, Edwards, 531.
            The Killers, Edwards, 483; Wills, 317.
            Death Valley Days, Wills, 320; Edwards, 479.
            Christian Anti-Communist Crusade, Dallek, 38.
            Rousselot, Edwards, 479.
            Barnett and Faubus, Dallek, 39.
            "I am convinced..." Morris, 310.

Chapter 6

p. 81   co-chair California Committee for Goldwater, Morris, 190.
            preliminary to pro-Goldwater speech, Wills, 345-46; Morris, 331.
            For the text of "A Time for Choosing, " see Reagan, Speaking, 22-36.
p. 82   speech energizes conservatives, Morris, 330-31; Cannon, Reagan, 98-99
            "the most successful..."Wills, 346.
            "The humiliation..." Dallek, 69.
p. 83    The discussion of conservative ideology is drawn primarily from Pemberton, 45-47; Schaller and
                    Rising, 17-19; Schoenwald, 18-28; McGirr, 36-37, 149-67.
            "the laws of God..." cited in Schaller and Rising, 20.
            "objective moral order" Pemberton, 45.
            "All forms of..." Schoenwald, 33.
p. 84   "the responsibility of churches..." McGirr, 154.
            "all stem from..." Cannon, Reagan, 202.
            "The cornerstone..." Wills, 341.
 p. 85   on UN, see McGirr, 176.
            "theory of preventative war"  Schoenwald, 26.
 p. 86   "The white community..."  Isserman and Kazin, 210.
            "the nation's traditional precept..." Pitt, 224-225.
            "There is a limit..." McGirr, 184.
            "voluntary action..." McGirr, 205.
p. 87.   1964 Election, Pemberton, 52-53; Schoenwald, 158.
            "forced housing" Dallek, 51.
            "the right to own..." Schuparra, 104-05.
            "Negroes are not accepted..." Schuparra, 105.
            Proposition 14 campaign, Schuparra, 104-05; Dallek, 59-60.
 p. 88  "the right to discriminate" Schuparra, 105-05.
            "If an individual..." McGirr, 205.
            On impact of Supreme Court Rulings, see Schoenwald, 36-37; McGirr, 158-60.
 p. 89   "In expressing..." Pitt, 225.
 p. 90   " like monkeys..." Dallek, 142.
            Friends of Ronald Reagan, Cannon, Reagan, 102-07.
 
p. 91  Reagan real estate transactions, Wills, 320.
            polls on Reagan, Dallek, 70.
            "zero" knowledge, Wills, 350.
            Spencer and Roberts, Wills, 348; Cannon, Reagan, 105-06.
            "an open..." Cannon, Reagan, 105.
            BASICO, Wills, 250-54.
p. 92    "citizen politician" Wills, 249; Cannon, Reagan, 108; Schuparra, 114.
             "I am not..." Cannon, Reagan, 108.
            "You had to be for things..." Dallek, 197.
            "There is already..." Dallek, 227.
            "keep some of the kooks..." Schuparra, 129.
            John Birch Society, Dallek, 124; Cannon, Reagan, 113.
            "Any members..." Morris, 341.
 p. 93  "eleventh commandment," Wills, 347-49; Pemberton, 66.
            distance from Goldwater, Schuparra, 112-13.
            Maureen Reagan, Morris, 745n.
            Primary, Pemberton, 66-67.
            "monumentally ignorant..." Cannon, Reagan, 114.
            "high grades..." Cannon, Reagan, 114.
            question and answer sessions, Dallek, 175.
            Reagan ads, Wills, 352; Boyarsky, 138.
            "plausible, persuasive..." Pemberton, 68.
p. 94   "A tree is a tree..." Pemberton, 66.
            Negro National Assembly, Wills, 351-52.
            Reagan's naps, Cannon, Reagan, 112; Wills, 352.
            Democratic Primary, Dallek, 157-70.
            "the university thing..." Cannon, Reagan, 113.
            "mess at Berkeley" Morris, 336.
            "Will we meet..." Boyarsky, 139-40.
p. 95   "haven for Communist..." Dallek, 192-93.
            "There is a leadership gap..." San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 2002.
            "blatant sexual behavior"  Cannon, Reagan, 148.
            "a convenient catchall..." Dallek, 186.
            "act like Tarzan..." Pemberton, 69.
            "who send blood..." Dallek, 237.
            "urging change..." Dallek, 237.
            "asked to carry..." Boyarsky, 140.
            "in 24 hours..." Wills, 377.
            "streets paved with gold" Dallek, 187.
            "We cannot have..." Cannon, Reagan, 128.
p. 96    rarely stops in African-American communities, Boyarsky, 152; Schuparra, 139-40.
            1966 Election results, Morris, 343.
            "exorbitant taxes..." D'Souza, 69.
            labor vote, Schuparra, 138.

Chapter 7.

p. 97    On inauguration and astrology, Wills, 355-56, 363.
            "benign remoteness..." Morris, vi.
           
"A wall around him" Reagan and Novak, 106.
            "There are no easy..." D'Souza, 59.
            "talent for happiness" D'Souza, 39.
            "There must be a pony..." Cannon, Reagan, 198.
p. 98    portrait of Reagan drawn from Cannon, Reagan, 125; D'Souza, 53; Morris, 92.
            "himself that the truth..." Pemberton, 66.
            Reagan as storyteller, Wills, 197; D'Souza, 53.
            "in his own imagination" Morris, xiv.
           
Reagan and religion, D'Souza, 8, 28.
            "dangerous scraps..." Cannon, Reagan, 279.
            "We are going to squeeze..." Cannon, Reagan, 122.
p. 99   "He was ignorant..." Cannon, Reagan, 119.
            Cannot outline program, Cannon, Reagan, 120.
            "I don't know," Cannon, 128.
            Reagan's budget, Cannon, Reagan, 120-24; Boyarsky, 173-76.
            Department of Mental Hygiene, Cannon, Reagan, 126; Morris, 350.
p. 100 1967 Tax increases, Wills, 367-68; Pemberton, 175; Cannon, Reagan, 156.
            Abortion issue, Cannon, Reagan, 129-31; Boyarsky, 189-91.
            "I cannot justify..." Boyarsky, 189.
p. 101 "No one is compelled..." Morris, 344.
            removal of Clark Kerr, Pemberton, 74; Morris, 349, 748n; Cannon, Reagan, 149; San Francisco
                Chronicle
, September 9, 2002.
            "If they represent..." Cannon, Reagan, 150.
            "Their signs say..." D'Souza, 71.
            "We are the future..." D'souza, 72.
p. 102 Black panther incident, Pearson, 130-33;
            "have to make a choice..." Boyarsky, 205.
            "Fuck, Ronald Reagan" Rorabaugh, 84-85.
            On Reagan governing style, Wills, 370-73; Cannon, Reagan, 125, 139.
p. 103 more flexible, Cannon, Reagan, 154.
            "meant morale-wise" Schuparra, 146
            "in some cases..." Boyarsky, 205
            higher education spending, Cannon, Reagan, 150, 154; Pemberton, 74.
            1968 campaign, Wills, 365-66.
            "an unprecedented act..." Boyarsky, 228-29.
            "Those who want..." Cannon, Reagan,151.
p. 104 "I have just one..." Morris, 362.
            "Suck Reagan..." Rorabaugh, 156.
            "a revolutionary organization..." Morris, 362.
            "I saw Reagan...." Pemberton, 78.
            1970 Results, Pemberton, 78; Cannon, Reagan, 175.
            "public assistance..." Cannon, Reagan, 174.
            "the greatest domestic..." Cannon, Reagan, 173.
            AFDC caseload, Pemberton, 79.
p. 105 "They go out..." Morris, 369.
            "the stultifying atmosphere..." Morris, 368.
            "The system does not..." Cannon, Reagan, 177.
            "place heavy emphasis..." Pemberton, 79.
            welfare committee report, Morris, 372.
            "set aside our..." Cannon, Reagan, 180.
            "line by line..." Morris, 376.
            "convinced that a handful..." Morris, 376.
            "or anyone else" Morris, 376.
            California Welfare Reform Act, Cannon, Reagan, 182-84; Pemberton, 79-80; Morris, 376.
p. 106 workfare, Cannon, Role, 75; Gareth Davies, "The Welfare State," in Brownlee and Graham, 226.
            law and order bills, Pemberton, 78; Cannon, Reagan, 185.
            Proposition One, Cannon, Reagan,189-90; Morris, 382.
p. 107 Decides to run for President, Cannon, Reagan,193-94; Wills, 388.
           
Reagan activities, Morris, 387-90; Pemberton, 80; Wills, 388.
p. 108 1976 campaign, Wills, 388-94.
            Panama Canal, Wills, 390.
            "Let us tell..." Cannon, Reagan, 271.
            "Though I am wounded..." Cannon, Reagan, 226.
p. 109  On the Carter presidency, see Shaller and Rising, 54-61; Carroll, 207-34.
      
     "We are fast..." Carroll, 340.
            "crisis of confidence" Shaller and Rising, 54.
p. 110 "The forgotten Americans..." Kazin, 250.
           
"really care..." Shaller and Rising, 74.
            unintended consequences, Shaller and Rising, 75.
            deregulation, Frum, 328.
            Evangelicals, Pemberton, 60.
            abortion issue, Shaller and Rising, 72.
            church tax exemptions, Shaller and Rising, 64
p. 111 Moral Majority, Carroll, 332; Kazin, 247.
            "saved, baptized..." Carroll, 332.
            "The time has come..."
            tax revolt, Shrag, 10, 15, 21, 133, 143-44.
            "white, elderly..." Schrag, 15.
            "felony grand theft" Schrag, 131.
            "not to go give..." Kazin, 263.
p. 112 Proposition 13, Schrag, 140; Schuparra, 152; Cannon, Reagan, 234-35; Shaller and Rising, 76.
            "dumping of those cases..." Shaller and Rising, 76.
            Effects of Proposition 13, Shrag, xii-xiii, 15-16.
            Supply-side economics, Shaller and Rising, 66-67, 75-76.
 p. 113 Iranian hostage crisis, Pemberton, 90; Shaller and Rising, 78.
            On Reagan's Radio addresses, see Skinner et al; Hugh Davis Graham, "Civil Rights Policy" in        
                Brownlee and Graham, 286-87; Wills, 155, 162-63.
            "is neither an economic..." Chester J. Pach, "Sticking to His Guns: Reagan and National Security," in
                Brownlee and Graham, 86.
p. 114 "two men pointing..." Fitzgerald, 28.
            "have a laser beam..." Samuel F. Wells, Jr. "Reagan, Euromissiles, and Europe" in Brownlee and
                    Graham, 134.
             "My belief has been strengthened..." Hugh Heclo, "Ronald Reagan and the American Public
                    Philosophy" in Brownlee and Graham, 34.
            North American Accord, Cannon, Role, 461.
            "sacramental vision, " Heclo, 19-24.
            "I always felt..."  Reagan, An American Life, 588-89.
p. 115 "I don't believe..." Pemberton, 68.
            "voodoo economics" Pemberton, 88.
            misery index, Pemberton, 89; Shaller and Rising, 62.
            "Are you better off..." Wills, 430.
            "sorry chapter" Pemberton, 89.
            "totally oblivious" Cannon, Reagan, 271
            "Does history..." Cannon, Reagan, 301.
            Reagan's gaffes, Pemberton, 90; Cannon, Reagan, 243.
           
"has probably released..." Cannon, Reagan,  287-88.
p. 116 Reagan-Carter debate, Cannon, Reagan, 295-97; Pemberton, 91.
            "It seemed..." Cannon, Reagan, 297.
            "Are you happier..." Morris, 409; Pemberton, 91.
            Election results, Wills, 491; Pemberton, 91-92; Carroll, 346-47.

Chapter 8.

p. 117 "made no demands..." Anderson, 290.
            Cannon, Role, 35, 173, 176, 341, 363, 376.
            "like the trench warfare..." Noonan, 249.
            role of troika, Pemberton, 92.
p. 118 "Every moment..." Schaller, 57.
           Cue cards, Cannon, Role, 115, 498.
            " to express..." Fischer, 116.
            "It is not in the logic..." Fischer, 117.
            anecdotes, Cannon, Role, 121, 304; Pemberton, 111-12.
p. 119 hearing loss, Cannon, Role, 706.
            stubborness, Cannon, Role, 186-87.
            Nancy Reagan, Pemberton, 123-24; D'Souza, 32, 222-23; Wills, 227-33.
            "He consulted polls..." D'Souza, 230.
            "One thing you learn..." Noonan, 235.
p. 120 "An actor knows..." Cannon, Role, 38.
            "Reagan asked Americans..." Bill Keller, "The Radical Presidency of George W. Bush," New York
                    Times Magazine
, January 26, 2003; see also, Cannon, Role, 22, 830.
           Committee for the Present Danger, Fitzgerald, 81-98.
           CIA reassessments, Fitzgerald, 83-84, 330, 474-75; Garthoff, 41; Samuel F. Wells, "Reagan,
                Euromissiles, and Eruope" in Brownlee and Graham, 139.
p. 121 "detente's been a one-way..." Cannon, Role, 281.
            "decade of neglect" Garthoff, 505.
            "outinvested us..." Fitzgerald, 149.
            "Up until now... Garthoff, 11.
            "The truth of the matter..." Fischer, 21.
            "window of vulnerability" Fischer, 21.
            "surrender or die" Chester J. Pach, "Sticking to His Guns: Reagan and National Security," in
                Brownlee and Graham, 88.
            Vietnam Syndrome, Schaller, 120.  See also D'Souza, 27.
            "final offensive" Johnson, 253. 
            "All over the world..." Fitzgerald, 74.
p. 122 "proxies" Garthoff, 19.
            "Let's not delude..." Fitzgerald, 74.
            "training, funding..." Gathoff, 24.
            Carter military buildup, Fitzgerald, 87.
            On U.S. superiority, see Morris, 799n; Fitzgerald, 94-95.
            revamped CIA estimates, Fitzgerald, 330; Garthoff, 41.
            State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Schaller, 135.
            "They cannot vastly..." Garthoff, 11.
p. 123 Reagan and Casey, Schweizer, 5; Woodward.
            "shadow secretary..." Woodward, 490.
            "curb the size..." Morris, 411.
            hiring freeze, Pemberton, 95.
            January 29 edict, Pemberton, 129.
            cost and benefit analysis, Pemberton, 129.
            John Shad, Johnson, 228.
            Mark Fowler, Johnson, 141-42.
            "terrible twenty" Cannon, Role, 821.
p. 124 James Watt, Pemberton, 119-21; Schaller, 100-101.
            "scriptures which call..." Schaller, 101.
            "We will mine..." Schaller, 100.
            "to institutionalize..." David M. O'Brien, "Federal Judgeships in Retrospect," in Brownlee and Graham,
                    327.
            Judicial Selection Committee, O'Brien, 333-36.
p. 125 David Stockman, Pemberton, 97-99; Schaller, 44-45; Johnson, 109-110.
            deficits, Schaller, 45-46."
            Defense is not..." Schaller, 47.
            Reagan on taxes, Pemberton, 99; W. Elliot Brownlee and C. Eugene Steuerle, "Taxation," in Brownlee
                and Graham, 160.
            "by 1984 at the latest," Pemberton, 102.
            "America's New Beginning..." Schaller, 42; Pemberton, 99.
            "national scandal" Schaller, 42.
p. 126 White House lobbying, Schaller, 42-43.
            Assassination attempt, Morris, 428-30; Wills, 249-50; Pemberton, 100-101.
            April 28 address, Morris, 438-39.
            Effects of assassination attempt, Schaller, 43; Johnson, 161-62; Noonan, 194.
p. 127 "boll weevils" Pemberton, 102-03.
            "pragmatic ideologue" Gareth Davies, "The Welfare State," in Brownlee and Graham, 224.
            "in perfectly incomprehensible..." Cannon, Role, 249.
            "despicable," Cannon, Role, 251
            USDA, Davies, 214.
            Results of setbacks, Cannon, Role, 251; Martha Derthick and Steven M. Teles, "Riding the Third Rail:
                    Social Security Reform," in Brownlee and Graham, 184.
p. 128 "budget hemorrhage" Pemberton, 125-26.
            PATCO strike, Johnson, 164-65; Pemberton, 106-07.
            "Dammit..." Morris, 443.
            Libyan incident, Gathoff, 686; Pemberton, 133.
            "All the way..." Pemberton, 133.
p. 129 "They simply went..." Pach, 94.
            Stockman miscalculation, Pach, 92-93.
            Reagan and SALT II, Garthooff, 509; Schaller, 129.
            "zero-zero option" Garthoff, 510; Pemberton, 167; Morris, 458.
p. 130 El Salvador, Cannon, Role, 344.
            Nicaragua, Schaller, 149-150; Garthoff, 679-681; Pemberton, 174.
            Recession, Schaller, 49; Cannon, Role, 232-34, 264-74.
            Inflation, Cannon, Role, 267-78.
            "I did not come here..." Pemberton, 126.
            "The Education..."Cannon, Role, 261.
p. 131 "Trojan Horse" Morris, 452.
            Poland, Schaller, 133; Schweizer, 68-72; Garthoff, 548, 580; Wells, 137.
            "defense guidance," Garthoff, 36-39.
p. 132 U.S.-Vatican collaboration, Garthoff, 31.
            "a great revolutionary crisis" Cannon, Role, 314-15.
            pipeline, Wells, 137; Wchweizer, 84; Garthoff, 549-50.
            START, Fischer, 28; Garthoff, 512.
p. 133 Lebanon, Pemberton, 133-34; Cannon, Role,389-410.
            "ill-defined mission" Cannon, Role, 410.
            Recession, Cannon, Role, 232-34, 264-74.
p. 134 Penn Square Bank, Cannon, Role, 273.
            Volcker, Cannon, Role, 274.
            Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pemberton, 127-28; Brownlee and Steuele, 161-63.
            Abortion amendment, Donald T. Critchlow, "Mobilizing Women: The 'Social' Issues," in Brownlee and
                Graham, 302-04.
            Savings and Loans, Schaller, 108-110; Pemberton, 130.
p. 135 Garn-St. Germain Act, Pemberton, 109-10.
            "All in all..." Pemberton, 110.
            slipping popularity, Pemberton, 126.
            James Watt, Jeffrey K. Stine, "Natural Resources and Environmental Policy" in Brownlee and Graham,
                    236-38.
            Ann Burford, Johnson, 170-71; Stine, 240-43.
            MX, Fitzgerald, 189.
p. 136 Nuclear Freeze, Schaller, 128; Fitzgerald, 178-81.
            Boland Amendment, Schaller, 151-52.
            pipeline, Garthoff, 550.
            Solidarity, Schweizer, 120.
            lowest midterm assessment, Schaller, 49; Cannon, Role, 274.
            "stay the course" Schaller, 49. 

Chapter 9.

p. 137 NSDD-66 Federation of American Scientists.
            NSDD-75, Schweizer, 131-32; Pemberton, 156; Federation of American Scientists.
p. 138 "The goal of the..." Garthoff, 692.
            "another sad...." Pemberton, 130; Morris, 475; D'Souza, 135.
            SDI speech, Pemberton, 131-32; Morris, 474; Fitzgerald, 207;
p. 139 Reagan officials surprised, Cannon, Role, 328-30; Fitzgerald, 19, 202.
            "There was no program..." Fitzgerald, 202.
            defense plant tour, Fitzgerald, 20.
            ABM Pact,  Fitzgerald, 115-17; Garthoff, 514-20.
p. 140 "Each party..." Garthoff, 520.
            "vigorous research..." Cannon, Role, 320.
            Graham and Teller, Schaller, 130-31; Morris, 466.
            "He's pushing..." Morris, 466.
            Armageddon, Cannon, Role, 288-92; Fitzgerald, 25-26, 107.
p. 141 "We will produce..." Fitzgerald, 22-23, 38.
            Flaws in SDI, Fitzgerald, 250-53.
            Reagan on submarines, Fitzgerald, 70; James T. Patterson, "Afterword: The Legacies of the Reagan
                    Years," in Brownlee and Graham, 365.
            "a shield that could...." Cannon, Role, 761.
            MacFarlane, Cannon, Role, 325-26.
p. 142 "You have thrown...." Fitzgerald, 261.
            "spoke to national..." Fitzgerald, 261.
            "freedom fighters..." Cannon, Role, 359; Garthoff, 692, 699-700.
            Authoritorian vs. Totalitarian,  Schaller, 120-21; Wills, 412-13; D'Souza, 151-52.
p. 143 "He's a bastard..." Johnson, 263-65, 272-73.
            Liberia, New York Times, News of the Week in Review, July 13, 2003, 3.
            "eliminated the segregation..." Fitzgerald, 317.
            Afghanistan, Prados, 467; William Rivers Pitt, "The Silence About September 11"
               
www.truthout.org/docs_03/042203A.shtml ; Garthoff, 723.
p. 144 On Saudi Arabia, Schweizer, 100-101.
            Stingers, Schweizer, 189-90.
            On Iran-Iraq war, see Schaller, 139; Johnson, 466.
            "Our long-term hope..." Washington Post, December 29, 2002.
            "whatever is necessary and legal" Washington Post, December 29, 2002.
            Rumsfeld, Washington Post, December 29, 2002. See also New York Times, August 18, 2002.
          
"should not alter..." Martha Derthick and Steven M. Teles, "Riding the Third Rail: Social Security
                Reform," in Brownlee and Graham, 2021-03.
p. 145 Task Force on Regulatory Relief, Pemberton, 129.
            HUD, Johnson, 168.
            EPA, Schaller, 102; Johnson, 170-71; Pemberton, 121-22.
p. 146 "every kind of mix..." Pemberton, 121-22.
            Korean Airlines, Morris, 493-94; Garthoff, 118-19.
            "massacre" Pemberton, 133.
            "an act of barbarism..." Morris, 493.
            "dispel and lingering..." Garthoff, 127.
            "The President of the..." cited in Garthoff, 120.
            "military psychosis..." Morris, 498.
            Lebanon, Cannon, Role, 440-43; Pemberton, 136.
 p. 147 "stand by and see..." Cannon, Role, 437.
            Grenada, Schaller, 144-45; Morris, 500-501; Pemberton, 136-37; Garthoff, 704-07.
            "outright invasion" Morris, 501.
            "which looked suspiciously..." Garthoff, 708.
p. 148 "Was a Soviet-Cuban..." Garthoff, 707.
            "The heart of Reagan's case..." Garthoff, 708.
            "The Grenada rescue..." D'Souza, 159.
            Able Archer 83, Fischer, 122-31.
p. 149 "The internation situation..." Fischer, 129.
            The Day After, Fischer, 115-20.
            "It is very effective..." Fischer, 120.
            "There are still..." Fischer, 121.
            "A nuclear war..." Fischer, 135.
            START talks, Garhoff, 134-35, 513-55.
p. 150 On Schultz and Weinberger, see Fischer, 99.
            Nancy Reagan, Pemberton, 124.
            "Living in a nuclear..." Beth A. Fischer, "Reagan and the Soviets: Winning the Cold War?" in Brownlee
                    and Graham, 117-18; Garthoff, 143-45.
            "central to our credibility..."Schaller, 138.
            "a plan for..." Cannon, Role, 457.
p. 151 Nicaragua, Garthoff, 149; Schaller, 152-53; Johnson, 276-78.
            "I am pissed..." Johnson, 277.
            "We will always remember..." Cannon, Role, 484.
            Summer Olympics, Schaller, 146.
            economy improves, Cannon, Role, 277-78.
p. 152 "Paint Reagan..." Fitzgerald, 233.
            "America is Back" Wills, 438.
            "Under the leadership..." Cannon, Role, 512.
            "My fellow Americans..." Garthoff, 159-60.
            "captive nations" Garhoff, 561.
            "constructive negotiations" Garthoff, 161.
            "ten-fold trust..." Fitzgerald, 240.
            First debate, Pemberton, 142-43.
            "ability to think..." Cannon, Role, 544.
            "Is the Oldest..." Cannon, Role, 544.
p. 153 Second debate, Cannon, Role, 547-51; Pemberton, 143-44.
            "For Reagan the burden..."  Cannon, Role, 551.
            Election results, Pemberton, 138, 144.
           
 

Chapter 10. 

p. 155 "the greatest military..." Garthoff, 201.
            "We must stand..." Pemberton, 156.
            "moral equivalent..."Pemberton, 173.
            "Soviet adventurism..." Garthoff, 271.
             Reagan Doctrine, Cannon, Role, 369.
p. 156  ISI, Prados, 167, 468.
            "The world's leading..." Garthoff, 273.
            NSDD-166, Schweizer, 213-14; Garthoff, 712.
            Aid to Afghanistan, 230, 251; Garthoff, 272, 713.
            CIA manual, Garthoff, 703.
            Second Boland Amendment, Schaller, 152; Johnson, 280.
p. 157 "an impeachable offense" Johnson, 283.
            "I want you..." Pemberton, 173.
            "The Establishment" Cannon, Role, 385; Pemberton, 175-76.
            drug trade, Johnson, 267-68.
            "I can state..."Johnson, 289.
p. 158 Changes in executive office, Cannon, Role, 564; 593.
            "How can I make peace..." Pemberton, 165.
            "By the end of the 1970s..." Beth A. Fischer, "Reagan and the Soviets: Winning the Cold War?" in        
                    Brownlee and Graham, 124.
p. 159 Gorbachev's April 8 address, Garthoff, 213-214.
            End to nuclear testing, Garthoff, 214.
            April 26, Fitzgerald, 286.
            April, 23, Garthoff, 214.
            Athens hijacking, Cannon, Role, 605-08.
            "Americans will never..." Schaller, 156.
            "The United states gives..." Pemberton, 177.
p. 160 Israelis approach MacFarlane, Schaller, 157;Pemberton, 180.
            "It seems two members..." Morris, 605.
            National security team, Pemberton, 180.
            Ghorbanifer, Cannon, Role, 612-13.
            "should be regarded..." Cannon, Role, 613.
            Reagan approves, Johnson, 290; Schaller, 158.
            August 20 missile delivery, Pemberton, 181.
p. 161 Geneva Summit announced, Garthoff, 220.
            "unrealistic" Garthoff, 222-23.
            "inherently incredible" Fitzgerald, 329.
            U.S. provocations, Garthoff, 231.
            September 17 press conference, Garthoff, 227.
            Gorbachev proposes cuts, Morris, 553.
            SDI campaign, Fitzgerald, 242-45, 258-59, 264.
p. 162 European support for SDI, Garthoff, 554.
            Flaws in SDI, Fitzgerald, 250, 373-74, 489.
            Soviets and SDI, Pemberton, 155; Fischer in Brownlee and Graham, 127-28; Garthoff, 515-17;
                    Fitzgerald, 407-08, 474.
            Schultz and SDI, Fitzgerald, 256-57.
            Perle on SDI, Fitzgerald, 257-58.
            "broad interpretation" Garthoff, 229-30, 520; Fitzgerald, 289-91, 299-301.
p. 163 "fully justified" Garthoff, 230.
            Perle statement, Fitzgerald, 292.
            Achille Lauro, Schaller, 136. See also David C. Wills, The First War on Terrorism (New York: Rowan
                    and Littlefield, 2003), 139-62.
            Release of Weir, Cannon, Role, 618; Pemberton, 182.
            "pose the greatest..." Garthoff, 236-37.
p. 164 On Gorbachev and Reagan goals, Gathoff, 238.
            Geneva Summit, Pemberton, 169-70; Garthoff, 236, 239-47; Cannon, Role, 752-55; Fitzgerald, 306-
                    308.
            "a nuclear war cannot..." Garthoff, 240.
            "appropriately applied," Cannon, Role, 754.
p. 165 Soviets on Afghanistan, Garthoff, 728.
            "terribly bright..."Pemberton, 170.
            "is a firm believer..." Samuel F. Wells, Jr. "Reagan, Euromissiles, and Europe" in Brownlee and
                    Graham, 143.
            "We have an undercover...." Morris, 575.
            "intelligence finding" Johnson, 290-91; Cannon, Role, 628.
            "not to brief..."Johnson, 291.
            "Whatever arms we give..." Pemberton, 183.
            London meeting, Pemberton, 183-84.
p. 166 "neat idea" Schaller, 159-60.
            two more findings, Cannon, Role, 638; Pemberton, 184.
            1000 TOW missiles, Schaller, 160; Cannon, Role, 640.
            "I lied..." Cannon, Role, 657.
            Harlingen speech, Schaller, 149-50.
            "Using Nicaragua..." Pemberton, 176.
            $100 million in aid, Pemberton, 177.
p. 167 Nightclub bombing, Morris, 586.
            Libyan raid, Morris, 586; Cannon, Role, 653-54.
            on-site inspections, Garthoff, 250.
            INF removal, Cannon, Role, 755; Fitzgerald, 324-25,
            "confrontation between capitalism..." Morris, 594-95; Fitzgerald, 326.
            "a substantial reduction" Garthoff, 275.
            June initiative, Garthoff, 278-79.
p. 168 ships enter soviet waters, Garthoff, 269-70.
            nuclear weapons test, Garthoff, 274.
            Chernobyl, Cannon, Role, 756-57; Garthoff, 277.
            "Stubborn refusal" Garthoff, 277.
            "fundamental concerns..." Garthoff, 523-24.
            Stingers, Schweizer, 232, 253.
            Gallup Poll, Cannon, Role, 654.
p. 169 "We are the keepers..." Cannon, Role, 654.
            Macfarlane and North in Iran, Pemberton, 185.
            July release of hostage, Cannon, Role, 659.
            more kidnappings, Cannon, Role, 661.
            hopes for hostage release before elections, Cannon, Role, 660.
            "We must remain..." Cannon, Role, 654.
            Reykjavik invitation, Cannon, Role, 763-64; Morris, 827n.
p. 170 "We came with nothing..." Fitzgerald, 360.
            "The best Soviet proposal..." Morris, 595.
            "It would be fine..." Cannon, Role, 768.
            "I couldn't believe it..." Pemberton, 193.
            "the unique chance..." Morris, 599.
p. 171 "It's been a failure" Fitzgerald, 348.
            "You couldn't have..." Pemberton, 194.
            "an unprecedented news..." Fitzgerald, 349.
            "momentous" Fitzgerald, 349.
            "perhaps the most sweeping..." Fitzgerald, 349.
            "to the American people..." Cannon, Role, 770.
            "the significance is..." Garthoff, 290.
            seventy tow percent support Reagan, Fitzgerald, 350.
            "one of the strangest..." Fitzgerald, 315.
            "broke the mold..." Garthoff, 252.
            "a landmark development..." Garthoff, 291.
p. 172 Tax Reform Act of 1986, Cannon, Role, 565-66; W. Elliot Brownlee and C. Eugene Steuerle, "Taxation,"
                    in Brownlee and Graham, 168-74.
            "Fairness, growth..." Brownlee and Steuerle, 171.

Chapter 11.

p. 173 On Jacobsen release, see Cannon, Role, 671.
            election results, Schaller, 64-65; Cannon, Role, 673-74.
            Iranian revelation, Pemberton, 185-86.
            Hasenfus, Pemberton, 177.
p. 174 "While they're American..." Pemberton, 177.
            North shreds documents, Pemberton, 177.
            "We will never..." Morris, 604.
            debate within administration, Pemberton, 186; Schaller, 163.
            "We did not..." Shaller, 164.
            14 percent, Cannon, Role, 684-85.
p. 175 "We...have had nothing..." Cannon, Role, 689.
            "A single cargo plane" Cannon, Role, 690.
            "Almost every answer..." Cannon, Role, 689.
            clarification, Morris, 613.
            "shredding party" Pemberton, 187.
            diversion of funds, Schaller, 164.
            Reagan's face turns white, Pemberton, 187.
            "North didn't tell me..." Morris, 615.
            November 25 press conference, Pemberton, 188.
p. 176 Gallup poll, Pemberton, 188.
            "In the Reagan White House..."Johnson, 371.
            Clarence Thomas, Schaller, 83.
            Justice Department, Schaller, 83.
            Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Schaller, 103.
            Department of Defense, Wills, 361-62; Cannon, Role, 796.
            Tom Reed, Cannon, Role, 796.
            1988 probe, Schaller, 134-35.
p. 177 HUD, Schaller, 115-17; Johnson, 179-83.
            Lyn Nofziger, Schaller, 106-08; Johnson, 184.
            Micahel Deaver, Johnson, 184; Morris, 652.
            Meese as White House Counsel, Cannon, Role, 800.
            Wedtech scandal, Johnson, 174, 185; Schaller, 108.
            "sleaze" Pemberton, 146.
            "conduct which should not..." Cannon, Role, 802.
p. 178 200 Regan era officials, Pemberton, 146.
            Reagan never speaks out, Johnson, 184-85; Cannon, Role, 794.
            "The positive, constructive..." Hugh Heclo, "Ronald Reagan and the American Public Philosophy," in        
                    Brownlee and Graham, 34.
            Federal Register, Pemberton, 129.
            600 million hours, Pemberton, 129.
            Customs Department, Johnson, 188.
            Justice Department, Johnson, 231-32.
            Securities and Exchange Commission, Johnson, 189.
p, 179 "Greed is alright..." Johnson, 215.
            Boesky pleads guilty, Schaller, 69.
            Savings and loan industry, Schaller, 110-12
            Continental Illinois Bank, Schaller, 112.
            Ed Gray, Schaller, 112-13.
p. 180 "the thrift industry into..." Cannon, Role, 826.
            Charles Keating, Schaller, 111-14.
            Costs of savings and loan scandal, Pemberton, 130.
            Casey stroke, Pemberton, 187.
            MacFarlane suicide, Johnson, 359; Cannon, Role, 713.
            Prostate surgery, Morris, 618.
            Reagan and Tower Board, Pemberton, 189-90.
            "The President was recanting..." Pemberton, 190.
p. 181 "The simple truth is..." Pemberton, 190.
            "management style" Schaller, 165-66.
            "As angry as I..." Pemberton, 191.
p. 182 "to exhaust the Soviet..." Schweizer, 240.
            Gorbachev on Afghanistan, Eastern Europe, Garthoff, 296-97.
            Gorbachev reforms, Garthoff, 301-2.
            National Security Strategy..., Garthoff, 308.
            "some elements of..." Fitzgerald, 388.
            William J, Crowe, Fitzgerald, 404-06.
            Sakharov on SDI, Fitzgerald, 409-10.
p. 183 Gorbachev delinks talks from SDI, Garthoff, 305.
            Reagan accepts, Cannon, Role, 772.
            Schultz in Moscow, Cannon, Role, 772-73; Fitzgerald, 421.
            Congressional actions, Fitzgerald, 415.
            Economic Bill of Rights, Pemberton, 192.
            AIDS, Cannon, Role, 815-19; Schaller, 93.
p. 184 "If you seek peace..." Cannon, Role, 773-74.
            Iran-Contra hearings, Johnson, 361-69; Schaller, 167.
            "Sometimes you have to..." Johnson, 359.
            "never heard a whisper..."Schaller, 160.
            "If the president..." Pemberton, 173.
p. 185 Nancy Reagan breast cancer, Morris, 627-28.
            Stock market slide, Johnson, 379-82.
            Bork fight, David M. O'Brien, "Federal Judgeships in Retrospect," in Brownlee and Graham, 345-
                        49; Cannon, Role, 807-08.
            Douglas Ginsberg, O'Brien, 349.
            Washington Summit, Pemberton, 196; Cannon, Role, 774-75; Garthoff, 327.
            "I don't resent..." D'Souza, 192.
p. 186 INF Treaty, Fitzgerald, 426; Garthoff, 327-29.
            "Mr. President..." Fitzgerald, 436.
            polls, Fitzgerald, 438.
            "sellout" Garthoff, 334.
            "all the more ominous" Garthoff, 532.
            "We have yet..." Garthoff, 339.
p. 187 "to make the USSR..." Garthoff, 339-40.
            moderates replace hardliners, Schaller, 173; Garthoff, 308, 353.
            Soviet announce pullout from Afghanistan, Fitzgerald, 440; Garthoff, 341-46.
            Nicaragua, Fitgerald, 439-440.
            Civil Rights Restoration Act, Cannon, Role, 521-25.
p. 188  INF Treaty approved, Cannon, Role, 781.
            Moscow Summit, Garthoff, 351-54; Fitzgerald, 459-61; Cannon, Role, 782-83.
            "a cause for shaking..." Fitzgerald, 459.
            "No, I was talking..." Garthoff, 352.
            Family Support Act, Gareth Davies, "The Welfare State," in Brownlee and Graham, 222-23.
            Gorbachev at UN, Garthoff, 365-66.
            "a minor threat" Fitzgerald, 466.
            70% approval rating, Pemberton, 198.
            "We Americans..." Heclo, 22.
p. 189 "I wasn't a Great..." Cannon, Role, 836.
            Beverly Hills home, Johnson, 445.
            talks in Japan, Pemberton, 199.
            "Evil still stalks" Bill Keller, "The Radical Presidency of George W. Bush," New York Times Magazine, January 26, 2003.
            riding accident, Morris, 664.
            Alzheimer's Disease, Morris, 664.
            "I have recently..." Morris, 665; Noonan, 322.
p. 190 gerontologists, Pemberton 200-01.
            Morris reports incidents, Morris, 590, 602, 655.
            "The diary..." Morris, 581, 662.
            "A recluse..." Associated Press, May 9, 2003.
           

Chapter 12.

p. 191 "the respect..." Cannon, Role,  830.
            Victory....
            When Character...

p. 192 "Teflon President" Schaller, 5.
            HUD, Schaller, 117.
            Defense Department, Schaller, 134-35.
            savings and loan, Johnson, 434; Pemberton, 130.
            Iran-Contra indictments, Pemberton, 191-92.
p. 193 "secret strategy" Schweizer, xv-xix.
p. 194 "What was most..." D'Souza, 142.
p. 195 MX spending, Cannon, Role, 170.
            SDI spending, Fitzgerald, 498.
            On Soviet response to SDI, see Garthoff, 515-17; Beth A. Fischer, "Reagan and the Soviets: Winning
                    the Cold War?" in Brownlee and Graham, 127-28.         
            "The single most important..." Garthoff, 528.
            "almost always..." Garthoff, 315.
            Reagan may have delayed Soviet military reductions, Garthoff, 777.
p. 196 "All the the Reagan..." Fitzgerald, 472.
            "What happened..." Garthoff, 778.
            "We will not return..." Prados, 471.
            buying back stingers, Prados, 471.
p. 197 misery index, Pemberton, 206.
            economic growth, Cannon, Role, 20, 275.
p. 198 "the most notable..." Cannon, Role, 277-78.
            deficits, Schaller, 46-47;
            James T. Patterson, "Afterword: The Legacies of the Reagan Years," in Brownlee and Graham, 362-65.
            (Note: The statement that the United States had paid off its deficits in less than a decade of Reagan's departure is incorrect.  It should read that within less than a decade the United States was projected to pay off its deficits in short order.  The 2001 recession and Bush tax cuts prevented this from occurring.
            Taxes, Patterson, 364; Johnson, 445; W. Elliot Brownlee and C. Eugene Steuerle, "Taxation," in        
                    Brownlee and Graham, 173-74.
p. 199 "seems to have been spent..." cited in Phillips, 92.
            slower growth rate, Schaller, 77; Pemberton, 207.
            private wealth, Cannon, Role, 275.
            computers, 157.
            service sector, Pemberton. 207; Schaller, 78; Johnson, 387.
            "Grea