When character was King : a story of Ronald Reagan / Peggy Noonan

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- "I remember you" -- All Presidents come from something -- Movie star -- And here he becomes the man he was -- "Honey, Roy Rogers is here" -- The Ranch -- Everything Changes -- The things they carried -- Executive mansion -- Grace under pressure -- "Funny how History works" -- The Power of truth -- Tough Choices -- Comedy -- Rosty, Rush, Reagan -- Strong women -- Big trouble -- Big triumph -- Dubya was watching -- The Old man of St. Cloud Road -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

"No one has ever captured Ronald Reagan like Peggy Noonan. In When Character Was King, Noonan brings her own reflections on Reagan to bear as well as new stories—from Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, his Secret Service men and White House colleagues, his wife, his daughter Patti Davis, and his close friends—to reveal the true nature of a man even his opponents now view as a maker of big history. Marked by incisive wit and elegant prose, When Character Was King will both enlighten and move readers. It may well be the last word on Ronald Reagan, not only as a leader but as a man." -- Amazon.