The Reagan Presidency: An Oral History of the Era (Oral History S.) - Softcover

"- "A craggy mine of a book, which future historians will prospect to their profit." - Edmund Morris, author of Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan - "It sets the record straight about what went on behind the scenes during some of the most dramatic days of the Reagan presidency, out of the mouths of those who were there." - Mike Wallace, CBS News and Sixty Minutes - "Extremely valuable...." - Lou Cannon, author of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

Leading figures comment on the Islamic revolution, the Star Wars initiative, the Achille Lauro hijacking, the rise of the Moral Majority, the bombing of Libya, the Reykjavik summit, and the Lebanon hostage situation. Includes a major section on the Iran-contra affair and significant material on U.S.-Soviet summits and the policies that hastened the collapse of the Soviet empire.