The education of Ronald Reagan : the General Electric years and the untold story of his conversion to conservatism / Thomas W. Evans.

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Evans, Thomas W, 1930- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Columbia studies in contemporary American historyPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]Description: 1 online resource (viii, 302 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0231511078
9780231511070

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Education of Ronald Reagan.DDC classification:

973.927092 B 22

LOC classification:

E877.2 .E93 2006eb

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Contents:

I: Background -- A new dealer to the core -- Politics" war by different means -- II: A postgraduate course in political science -- Boulwarism -- The plant tour -- Schools, classes, and trains -- III: An apprenticeship for public life -- The campaign -- Allies -- The speech -- Two unions -- The art of negotiation -- IV: Encouraging an increasing majority of citizens -- The campaign continues -- The presidential bug -- A president's vision.

Summary: Based on a newly discovered collection of private papers as well as interviews and corporate documents, Thomas W. Evans 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. Evans particularly focuses on the profound influence of GE executive Lemuel Boulware, who would become Reagan's political and ideological mentor. Known for his innovative corporate strategies to win over workers and his tough stance agains.

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In English.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283) and index.

Based on a newly discovered collection of private papers as well as interviews and corporate documents, Thomas W. Evans 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. Evans particularly focuses on the profound influence of GE executive Lemuel Boulware, who would become Reagan's political and ideological mentor. Known for his innovative corporate strategies to win over workers and his tough stance agains.

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