First Father, First Daughter

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In First Father, First Daughter Maureen Reagan creates an affectionate, lively, and intimate dual portrait of Ronald Reagan, the most popular President in recent United States history, and his politically accomplished offspring, with all the revealing details of their intertwined lives and careers. This is the Ronald Reagan that only Maureen can portray - up close, disarmed, candid, surprising - for she has shared both her father's priváté life and his political world. In this loving memoir, Maureen chronicles "life with father" from her childhood to today, including many never-before-published anecdotes and family adventures. She reminisces about growing up with famous parents in Hollywood and relates the heartbreak and poignancy of their divorce. She recalls with great enthusiasm the happy times she shared with her father at the ranch, on holidays, at the nominating conventions, during the Inaugurals, and in the White House. She chronicles the hard times too, including being sent... Tovább

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In First Father, First Daughter Maureen Reagan creates an affectionate, lively, and intimate dual portrait of Ronald Reagan, the most popular President in recent United States history, and his politically accomplished offspring, with all the revealing details of their intertwined lives and careers. This is the Ronald Reagan that only Maureen can portray - up close, disarmed, candid, surprising - for she has shared both her father's priváté life and his political world. In this loving memoir, Maureen chronicles "life with father" from her childhood to today, including many never-before-published anecdotes and family adventures. She reminisces about growing up with famous parents in Hollywood and relates the heartbreak and poignancy of their divorce. She recalls with great enthusiasm the happy times she shared with her father at the ranch, on holidays, at the nominating conventions, during the Inaugurals, and in the White House. She chronicles the hard times too, including being sent to boarding school at a young age, her problems with her brother Michael and her new siblings, her complex relationship with her stepmother, Nancy Reagan, and her periods of estrangement from her father. Maureen alsó honestly examines the difficult - indeed, frightening - times in her first marriage, the push-pulls of her career in the entertainment business, and her recognition of politics as her own true "calling." Politics has, in fact, proved to be a shared passión for father and daughter, providing the basis for their now-mature relationship, and here Maureen traces the President's political ascent from the presidency of the Screen Actors Guild to the governorship of California, from the rigors of the 1968,1976,1980, and 1984 campaign trails to the White House. Along the way she offers insights into her own stops and starts on the campaign trail, from her anonymous Vissza