I remember in the 1970’s listening to Reagan and his radio commentary each day. He was definitely a conservative for some time prior to his Presidency.
I miss that kind of commentary. Thanks to youtube, some can still be seen...
“I remember in the 1970’s listening to Reagan and his radio commentary each day.”
You and me both. It was 1979 those were a brilliant way of preparing his coming campaign. Anyone who listened to them never doubted Reagan’s intellect or mastery of politics.
In a fashion Trump’s rallies are similar to Reagan’s series of commentaries, at least as far as rallying support. But without the substance of Reagan’s commentaries. IIRC they were collected into a book edited by Martin Anderson. It may have been titled ‘Reagan in His Own Words’.