The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
- ISBN-10
- 1501165194
- ISBN-13
- 9781501165191
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 672
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-04-13
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Karen Tumulty
Description
The made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan was the partnership that made him president. Nancy understood how to foster his strengths and compensate for his weaknesses-- and made herself a place in history. Tumulty shows how Nancy's confidence developed, and reveals new details surrounding Reagan's tumultuous presidency that shows how Nancy became one of the most influential first ladies in history. -- adapted from jacket
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