Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 302 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780231511070
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0231511078
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0231138601
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9780231138604
Series Statement:
Columbia studies in contemporary American history
Content:
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 against the "e
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-283) and index
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Contents; Part 1; 1. A New Dealer to the Core; 2. Politics:War byDifferent Means; Part 2; 3. Boulwarism; 4. The Plant Tour; 5. Schools, Classes, and Trains; Part 3; 6. The Campaign; 7. Allies; 8. The Speech; 9. Two Unions; 10. The Art of Negotiation; Part 4; 11. The Campaign Continues; 12. The Presidential Bug; 13. A President's Vision; Appendix; Labor and the community; Salvation Is Not Free; A Time for Choosing ("The Speech" ); Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231138611
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Education of Ronald Reagan : The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism
Language:
English
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