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When will Ronald Reagan get the recognition he deserves?

Max Boot’s contention that Reagan was a lightweight pragmatist who played little part in reviving America or winning the Cold War is absurdly revisionist

Andrew Roberts
Ronald Reagan in 1980. Harry Langdon/Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 14 December 2024

  • Reagan: His Life and Legend

    Max Boot

    Liveright, pp. 864, £35

issue 14 December 2024
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