Education of Ronald Reagan - The General Electric Years Untold Story of His Conversion to

Informationen zum Autor Thomas W. Evans Klappentext In October 1964! Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech!" as it has come to be known! helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However! less than twenty years earlier! Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal! the president of the Screen Actors Guild! and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's anticommunism grew out of his experiences with the Hollywood communists of the late 1940s! the origins of his conservative ideology have remained obscure.Based on a newly discovered collection of private papers as well as interviews and corporate documents! The Education of Ronald Reagan offers new insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. Thomas W. Evans links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric& mdash;acting as host of its television program! GE Theater! and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy-to his conversion to conservatism. In particular! Evans reveals the profound influence of GE executive Lemuel Boulware! who would become Reagan's political and ideological mentor. Boulware! known for his tough stance against union officials and his innovative corporate strategies to win over workers! championed the core tenets of modern American conservatism-free-market fundamentalism! anticommunism! lower taxes! and limited government. Building on the ideas and influence of Boulware! Reagan would soon begin his rise as a national political figure and an icon of the American conservative movement. Zusammenfassung Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program! GE Theater! and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A New Dealer to the Core2. Politics: War by Different MeansPart I. A Postgraduate Course in Political Science3. Boulwarism4. The Plant Tour5. Schools! Classes! and TrainsPart II. An Apprenticeship for Public Life6. The Campaign7. Allies8. The Speech9. Two Unions10. The Art of NegotiationPart III. To Encourage an Increasing Majority of Citizens11. The Campaign Continues12. The Presidential Bug13. A President's VisionAppendix. Speeches of Reuther! Boulware! and Reagan Walter P. Reuther! Labor and the Community Lemuel Boulware! Salvation Is Not Free Ronald Reagan! A Time for Choosing ("The Speech")AcknowledgmentsNotesReferencesIndex ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Evans, Thomas W. Evans, Evans Thomas
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.12.2006
• EAN: 9780231138604
• ISBN: 978-0-231-13860-4
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Columbia Studies in Contempora; Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History; Columbia Studies in Contempora
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Political leaders & leadership, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Political leaders and leadership