Political journalist Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America’s 40th president, offering a fresh psychological interpretation on the conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Weisburg's new book is Ronald Reagan: The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989.
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Jacob Weisberg: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan
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