—WILLIAM BENNETT, US Secretary of Education, 1985–1988
“Three Days in Moscow may make you see Ronald Reagan for the first time. You may have liked his political philosophy, his personality, his beliefs on the American people, or his straightforward method of governing. But Bret Baier ties it all together in three days of conversations and speeches in Moscow that President Reagan called ‘the last act.’ In these pages, it so personal you can feel Reagan anguish, his sense of hope, his dreams, his kindness toward Mikhail Gorbachev, even when they were standing toe-to-toe and red-faced with anger. It all here, just the way it was when the Gipper held Nancy hand, climbed onto a produce cart in downtown Moscow, and shouted that he wanted to meet the Russian people. It made my heart flutter, and so does this book. This is a remarkable book on many levels. Certainly it focuses on the man, and on Nancy, but it also lays out the role of personal diplomacy, and how it is a crucial part of winning. It demonstrates how Reagan knew to hire good people who shared his values. How to absorb the blows of the press and move on.”
—MARLIN FITZWATER, White House Press Secretary, 1987–1993
“Bret Baier is not only among the most reliably honest and professional journalists in America, he is also a brilliant historian and author. Three Days in Moscow is a comprehensive and wonderfully written exposition of Ronald Reagan lifelong mission to spread liberty and to end the Soviet Union. Through his original research and essential interviews, Bret walks the reader through much of Reagan life. But it is Reagan final summit in Moscow to which Bret rightly draws our attention, for this is where Reagan delivered his historic and electrifying speech to the students of Moscow State University and drove the final nail into the coffin of the Soviet empire, thereby ending the Cold War. Reagan lessons must not be lost on present-day America, and thanks to Bret marvelous book, they won be.”
—MARK R. LEVIN, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Digital Edition MAY 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-274849-2
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