Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher : a political marriage / Nicholas Wapshott.
A character study of the most important Anglo-American friendship since FDR and Churchill. During their eight overlapping years in office, President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher worked together to promote lower taxes, deregulation, free trade, and an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union. But according to journalist Wapshott, the relationship was much deeper than an alliance of mutual interests. Drawing on interviews and recently declassified documents, Wapshott depicts a more complex, personal, and sometimes argumentative relationship than has previously been revealed. Reagan, the son of the town drunk, used his genial charm to win over his enemies and always focused on the big picture rather than details. Thatcher, the daughter of a strict middle-class shopkeeper, was a hard worker and master of details who would rather be respected than liked. Yet from their very first meeting in 1975, they recognized each other as political soulmates, committed not just to conservative principles but to getting things done.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 1595230475
- ISBN: 9781595230478
- Physical Description: xiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Sentinel, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Above the Shop 1 -- Chapter 2 World of Work 22 -- Chapter 3 A Taste of Power 46 -- Chapter 4 Road to the Top 70 -- Chapter 5 Success at the Polls 101 -- Chapter 6 Honeymooners 126 -- Chapter 7 A Lovers' Tiff 142 -- Chapter 8 Outcast of the Islands 160 -- Chapter 9 Cold Warriors 186 -- Chapter 10 Strikebusters 209 -- Chapter 11 From Russia with Love 226 -- Chapter 12 Victors 251 -- Chapter 13 Merry Widow 272.
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