So quote where Lou Cannon stated that Reagan was a New Dealer.
It's a well known fact that Reagan was once a Democrat, but you're inferring that he agreed with one of the biggest forays into Socialism this country ever made.
I'm not poring through some guy's book to find what you should be providing to support your assertion. Cite a source for your claim, or retract it.
. I recommended Cannon’s book, because Lou was a liberal and a friend of Reagan. The simple fact is that Reagan underwent a political conversion because of his experiences as President of the actors’ union. Look it up. You might even have to crack a book.
Read Ronald Reagan’s autobiography An American Life. You’ll learn that RobbyS is right. Reagan did admire FDR, as hard as that may be to understand. You’ll need to know his upbringing and the times he lived in to know from where he is coming.