Reagan's biographer: A Dad Like Jack - How Ronald Reagan's Father influenced future President

Christian Concepts Daily ^ | June 17th, 2012 | Dr Paul Kengor

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When we open our newspapers on Father’s Day, we expect to find something nice about dads—often heroic dads. Yet, for every boy or girl whose father was a doctor or Marine who stormed the beaches of Normandy, there is a dad who was more complicated; not a great dad but one still loved and had an impact, sometimes in unorthodox ways. This describes a father I’ve studied: Jack Reagan, father of the late president, Ronald Reagan.

[se99tp]

Reagan's father instiled in future president work ethic, and hatred of racial and religious bigotry... Ronald Reagan never used his Christianity to show off...

[A.A. Cunningham]

Marine who stormed the beaches of Normandy,

History faux pas, Paul.

While several hundred United States Marines were involved in the landings on D-Day, the storming of the beaches at Normandy was done by GIs.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Excellent post. Thanks.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Bump!