In Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America, Joseph A. McCartin chronicles the rise and fall of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO). His book hits its climax with President Reagan’s August 5, 1981 firing of 11...
“On balance, Reagan was a strong man, but an extraordinarily weak manager,” biographer Cannon said in his book “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime.” He restored public confidence in the presidency, Cannon wrote, “without mastering the difficult art of wielding presidential power.” ...
“On balance, Reagan was a strong man, but an extraordinarily weak manager,” biographer Cannon said in his book “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime.” He restored public confidence in the presidency, Cannon wrote, “without mastering the difficult art of wielding presidential power.” ...
Ronald Reagan and the firing of PATCO workers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, August 31, 2006. Available at http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p153618_index....
“[Reagan] transformed a sputtering U.S. economy into a rocket of growth that led to a generation of prosperity. He restored a neglected U.S. military and its alliances, engineering the eventual defeat of the Soviet empire, without starting a war and without firing a shot. Through it all...