Ronald Reagan: A Discussion

"Historian John Patrick Diggins, contends that Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest Presidents in U.S. history. In his new book, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, And The Making Of History, Mr. Diggins argues that President Reagan's beliefs were derived from his study of both conservatism as well as liberalism, citing the Presidents readership and quotation of authors like Thomas Paine and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He discusses his new book with author and columnist George Will.

John Patrick Diggins is a professor of history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of several books of history as well as biographies on John Adams and Max Weber. George Will is the author of a syndicated column that appears in more than 475 newspapers as well as a contributing editor for Newsweek magazine in which he writes a column. Mr. Will is the author of numerous books on politics and baseball."

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