This article appeared in the May 19, 1989, issue of National Review. Margaret Thatcher [also] wrote a piece on Ronald Reagan that appeared in the December 30, 1988, issue of National Review. Some years ago, while I was still Governor of California, I was invited to address a large meeting of business leaders in London. Upon arrival I met another American and longtime friend, the late Justin Dart. The British Conservative Party had just elected Margaret Thatcher Leader of the Party. She was the first woman to hold that position and, if the Conservative Party won an election, she would automatically...