I don't think Reagan ever represented "country club Republicans" --- in fact it was that type who turned off his mike when he demanded it be turned back on. Reagan was a true Conservative --- but he actually had gay friends like Rock Hudson even though he wouldn't have promoted the homosexual agenda. Maybe he saw the good in people.
Modern Conservatism is defined by the Goldwater agenda and revulsion to the 60's agenda. Reagan was the first to exemplify this and I don't think that, in his second term, he was well served by his advisor's.