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RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY
By: Craig Shirley
Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
August 2008
On Sale: August 15, 2008
650 pages
ISBN: 1933859555
EAN: 9781933859552
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
In his previous, widely praised book, Reaganβs Revolution, Craig Shirley told the story of Ronald Reaganβs insurgent campaign to wrest the GOP nomination from Gerald Ford in 1976. Now, in Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America, Shirley tells the tale of Reaganβs triumph. By tracing the path from Reaganβs defeat on the convention floor in 1976 to his ultimate victory on election night in 1980, Shirley shows in gripping detail how Reaganβs unshakeable hopefulness and conservative convictions led to a most unlikely presidency. Shirley explores the Gipperβs underreported wilderness years (1976β79) and follows him as Reagan hones his message, assembles his team, and launches his bid for the White House amid the inflation crisis, the Panama Canal fight, and Jimmy Carterβs era of malaise. To write Rendezvous with Destiny Shirley gained unprecedented access to 1980 campaign files and conducted more than two hundred insider interviews. The result is the first comprehensive history of the hard-fought 1980 primaries and crucial general election campaign. Reaganβs quest for the presidency was an often lonely one, Shirley reveals. This is the story of how Reagan successfully battled the headwinds of the national media, the Republican Party establishment, and even his own campaign team to become one of Americaβs greatest chief executives.
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