"Have you read Ronald Reagan?" What the eff did Ronald Reagan ever write?

[chaska]

Did I miss something?

[geomon666]

1. I read his tomb stone.

Happiest time of my life.

[mattclearing]

2. Context? n/t

[chaska]

9. Online debate between me and some freep.

[7P Dude]

3. ...

An American Life

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743400259/qid=1129917642/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1265100-1232661?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

[newyawker99]

18. Hi 7P Dude!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. What's your opinion of that book? (nt)

[noonwitch]

4. He wrote a book about abortion and the nation's conscience

I didn't read it, however.

[porphyrian]

6. Well, a ghost writer wrote it, but he did sign his name. - n/t

[chaska]

10. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Not that that's entirely illegitimate...

but I doubt there's much substance to it. Kind of like Rush's books. Utter tripe!

[napi21]

5. Only thing I ever read was his letters to some little kid he liked.

Don't remember the kids name, but apparently he wrote a letter to the Prez and Reagan took a liking to him and continued corresponding.

[Ksec]

7. "well.......I dont remember...."

[AntiCoup2K4]

8. He wrote the occasional poem

I love jelly beans
Yes it's true
I love jelly beans
You should too!

[chaska]

12. Oh, don't get me started. I love 'em black jelly beans more 'n life itself

[Loonman]

11. He's no Seneca

I'd imagine.

[BuyingThyme]

13. It' a chimp thing.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

14. He wrote a lot of letters

and there is a book about that.

[maine_raptor]

15. Notes, that's all

"Cake shapped like Key...Choc or White w/ lemaon frosting????"

"The .45's from GE"

"Tell Ollie to bring back rug for Nancy"

You know stuff like that.

[GoneOffShore]

16. There are purportedly some

notes he wrote for his radio broadcasts that are alledgedly fairly coherent. (I'm not starting, I'm just saying) But I've have yet to see any transcripts.
Google him and check wikipedia.

[Jose Diablo]

17. Well, he played a writer in "This is the Army"

"In real life, Reagan joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 but did not see battle: He appeared in several training films instead. In This Is the Army (1943), Reagan played a revue writer. George Murphy, who later became a U.S. senator from California, played his producer father."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-06-06-reagan-film-career_x.htm


Of course I am sure in the times toward the end of his presidency he confused his actor parts with real life. In the end I think, he really believed he had done all those things.

Edit: The saddest thing is, he was probably unaware of what a really big asshole he was. Thats the worst part. He thought he was an OK guy.

[StopThief]

19. Actually. . . .

There are many hand written position papers that he penned. He can truly be blamed for the massive growth of conservatism in this country.

[goodboy]

21. He wrote these fascinating, lyrical, intelligent, letters!>>>>>

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http://www.whitehouse.org/history/reagan-letters/index.asp

Man, I love www.whitehouse.org

[kskiska]

22. He wrote sappy love letters

to Nancy.