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Title: My Turn : The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan by Nancy Reagan ISBN: 0-394-56368-9 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 18 October, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Insightful view of presidency from first lady's perspective
Comment: Heard the taped version of my turn: the memoirs of Nancy Reagan . . . I never followed her career too closely, when she was the first lady, though I do recall she was always involved in a lot of controversy . . . now I can see why . . . it was interesting to read her version of why she consulted an astrologer, about her feud with Ronald Reagan, etc. . . . what comes though loud and clear: her passionate love for the president . . . I particularly liked the fact that she did the actual narration . . . in addition, I admire her ability to admit her mistakes.
Rating: 4
Summary: Just for the record...
Comment: Mrs Reagan makes no apology for this personal partisan expose of her life.This is as the title states HER turn to tell Nancy's side of the story which she does with candour,regret,humour a slight bitterness and a little sadness.Her love and devotion to her husband and their marriage stands out above everything including a candid admission that between the two of them they could have been better parents.Despite their closeness Nancy adamantly refutes any suggestion she was a power behind the throne or weilded great influence on her husband "otherwise Don Regan would have been dismissed much earlier than he was".Neither does she make apology for giving Ronnie unwelcome opinions about policy and personalities in the administration.Anyone sleeping with the leader of the free world is going to put in their sixpence worth and no mistake.But does that mean he takes the advice? Probably not.
She also makes no bones about people she disagreed with and her meetings with Raisa Gorbachev bear testimont to an ability to carry on regardless.You go girl! What other similar situations did she leave out I wonder.Her opinions of Roslyn Carter were interesting and uncatty,considering the circumstances both women deserve a medal for their restraint. I read this book by chance soon after the joint briefly worded statement from Mr & Mrs Reagan about the Presidents illness was announced to the world, "...for me personally it is the start of a long goodbye..." so tried not to let this affect my views. Nancy Reagan admits to a faults on her part and actions she regretted but I was pleasantly surprised about this revealing biography of a public person who had been vilified in the press for doing what she did best,trying to protect the interests of the dearest person in her life. Would that most of us could say the same.
Rating: 3
Summary: Book was unsincere and defensive
Comment: Nancy Reagan's book lacked sincerity, and the tone was perceived to be highly defensive of the charges against her. The book was critical of certain individuals whom Mrs. Reagan fought with. I recommend that readers read what Mrs. Reagan had to say, and the other books by Patti Davis and others from the Reagan administration in order to make a fair evaluation of the contents of the book.
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Title: Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography by Kitty Kelley ISBN: 067164646X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan by Nancy Reagan ISBN: 0375760512 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Ronald Reagan: An American Life by Ronald Reagan ISBN: 0743400259 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Way I See It: An Autobiography by Patti Davis ISBN: 0399137483 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: May, 1992 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Reagans: Portrait of a Marriage by Anne Edwards ISBN: 0312285000 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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