"An Empire of Ideals": The Chimeric Imagination of Ronald Reagan

• Published in: Presidential Studies Quarterly Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 209 - 211
• Main Author: Jones, Leigh A.
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.03.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Center for the Study of the Presidency
• Subjects: International relations; Political behaviour; Political doctrines; Political leadership; Politics; Presidentialism; Presidents; Reagan, Ronald; Speeches; U.S.A

In subsequent chapters, Garrison offers a close reading of Reagan's speeches in order to explore the manifestation of Reagan's imagination as it emerged in his optimism; his view of the American people; his affinity for the American Revolution; his understanding of the proper role of the A...