What I Saw at the Revolution

by Peggy Noonan
Category: "U.S. History - Political"
Pages:384
Year of Publication:1990
Notes:Noonan left a job as writer for Dan Rather at CBS-TV to join Reagan's White House as a speechwriter; later she helped Geoge Bush defeat Michael Dukakis, devising such catch phrases as "a thousand points of light." Part political memoir, part autobiography, this conversational, effusive, anecdotal reminiscence offers a reverential portrait of ex-president Reagan. She discusses White House in-fighting, the 1984 presidential campaign, key speeches she wrote or helped shape, her clash with Don Regan, the drive to win public support for the contras. There are cameos of Pat Buchanan, Larry Speakes, Andy Rooney, Bill Moyers and others, along with an extended defense of conservative ideology and policies.
My Rating: 5

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Review - What I Saw at the Revolution

During the 2000 election fiasco, I was glued to my TV set. I saw Peggy Noonan on several shows and liked what she had to say. I also occasionally read her column in the Wall Street Journal. I picked up this book expecting a treat. I was bored silly. It was all about Peggy and had nothing to do with the Reagan Revolution. She totally failed to interest me. I made it about a third of the way through and had to give up. Maybe I'll try again some day if I'm laid up in traction, and it's the only book in the room.
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