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In Governor Reagan, Lou Cannon offers-through recent interviews and research drawn from his unique access to the cabinet minutes of Reagan's first years as governor of California-a fresh look at the development of a master politician. Noting the complexities, both personal and political, that Reagan embodies, columnist George F. Will singled out Lou Cannon, "a brilliant reporter who has known and covered Reagan for nearly forty years," as someone who understood. "He has been Reagan's best biographer. And now, drawing upon a wealth of new material, Cannon illuminates Reagan's Sacramento years-his apprenticeship for the presidency." When considered together, Governor Reagan and President Reagan are essential reading for everyone ever captivated by Reagan and his momentous life.
作者简介 Lou Cannon covered Reagan for thirty-six years, first as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and later as The Washington Post White House correspondent. He is the author of four other books on Reagan including Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey, Reagan, President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime, and Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio. He lives in Summerland, California, near Santa Barbara.
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Author of President Reagan: Role of a Lifetime, journalist Cannon is considered by many to be the leading contemporary Reagan biographer. Here he does a stellar job of recounting Reagan''s first two terms in higher office as governor of California. In 1966, during his campaign against Democratic incumbent Edmund G. Brown Sr., Reagan spoke out against campus radicals and welfare cheaters, and won the governorship by a margin of nearly one million votes. Throughout the first six of Reagan''s eight years in Sacramento, he was confronted by an unfriendly Democratic legislature, but nevertheless made inroads when it came to reforming welfare and expanding higher education. In fact, Cannon points to welfare reform as a capstone of Reagan''s governorship. Alarmed at the rapid escalation of welfare costs, Reagan in 1971-near the start of his second term-proposed a comprehensive welfare and Medi-Cal reform package, the latter a more liberal version of the federal Medicaid program. Reagan''s recipe proved a huge success. In practice, it dropped the number of welfare recipients overall, increased benefits for those still covered by more than 40% and saved the state of California millions. Cannon also details Reagan''s victories with regard to higher education. By the end of Reagan''s second term, support for the University of California system had more than doubled over what it had been when the former actor assumed office. Cannon recounts all this-together with the tangled tale of Reagan''s doomed, quixotic 1968 bid for the presidency-with skill and grace, painting a vivid portrait of a formidable politician in the process of becoming. Illus. not seen by PW.
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Publishers Weekly (starred review), July 28, 2003.
"Cannon [writes]... with skill and grace, painting a vivid portrait of a formidable politician in the process of becoming." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 2003
"Mr. Cannon - arguably Reagan''s most thorough biographer - paints a many dimensional picture of the ex-actor''s Sacramento years." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
New York Observer, October 15, 2003.
"In Governor Reagan, Mr. Cannon demonstrates...why he''s so consistently lauded - and why his subject is so consistently underestimated." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
San Francisco Chronicle, October 21, 2003.
"...it''s amazing how much fresh detail he breathes into a story that many Californians probably think they know by heart..." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
New York Times Book Review, November 19, 2003.
"A lucid account...Governor Reagan is a welcome achievement..." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ed Meese, National Review, November 10, 2003.
"...a remarkable chronicle of the events leading up to the Reagan presidency. It provides fascinating reading and a rich account...." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Boston Globe, October 26, 2003.
"a welcome contribution to the political bookshelf." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Hollywood Reporter, October 23, 2003
"Cannon''s book could not be timelier, now that another actor has conquered Sacramento." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
