Reagan
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Newyork
What Would Nancy Reagan Do?
I write this as a great admirer of First Lady Jill Biden. As the presidential election grows nearer,I cannot help but think that she must be more and more conflicted. The choice she faces — promoting her husband’s political ambitions or protecting ...
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Newyork
The G.O.P. Returns to Its Bad Old Self
I’ve recently been reading about Warren Buffett’s father, Howard Buffett, a four-term Republican congressman from Nebraska. He seems to have been a very good father, but his political worldview was predicated on a deep pessimism. He was so convinced ...
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Rick Ahearn, Advance Man for Candidates and Presidents, Dies at 74
Renowned for his professionalism and attention to detail, he worked for Republicans from Nixon to Trump. He was by Ronald Reagan’s side when he was shot in 1981.
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It’s Not Reagan’s Party Anymore
Ronald Reagan’s “three-legged stool” coalition supported the G.O.P. for decades. Our latest poll leaves little doubt that Donald J. Trump has put an end to that era.
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Reagan Wouldn’t Recognize the G.O.P. Discord Over Ukraine
On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan gave one of the most famous speeches of his presidency, an address that would go down in history as the “evil empire speech.” If you watch it today — and you remember the Reagan presidency — you can see that it was ...
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