From the bestselling author of "What I Saw at the Revolution" comes an elegiac tribute to one of America's most beloved leaders. Renowned for her special insight into Ronald Reagan's history and personality, Noonan brings her own reflections to bear and discloses never-before-told stories from the former president's family, friends, and White House colleagues.
No one has ever captured Ronald Reagan like Peggy Noonan. In When Character Was King, Noonan brings her own reflections on Reagan to bear as well as new stories--from Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, his Secret Service men and White House colleagues, his wife, his daughter Patti Davis, and his close friends--to reveal the true nature of a man even his opponents now view as a maker of big history. Marked by incisive wit and elegant prose, When Character Was King will both enlighten and move readers. It may well be the last word on Ronald Reagan, not only as a leader but as a man.