The Weekly Standard has published The Ronald Reagan I Knew - A behind the scenes look at a consummate politician and statesman, an insider's view of Ronald Reagan's negotiations with the Soviets in his first term. The author is Max M. Kampelman, a Democrat who was first appointed by Jimmy Carter and then was retained by Reagan to serve at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
An excerpt:
The Ronald Reagan I knew and worked with had my respect and admiration. No American did more to undermine the brutalities of the Soviet Union and destroy the dictatorships of Eastern Europe. No American did more to spread the gift of democracy and respect for human dignity to people who had not enjoyed them. And no American did more to persuade our country that the spread of democracy and human rights to all peoples is the proper goal of the United States.
One of the article's interesting revelations is that Reagan and Hubert Humphrey were among the organizers of a new anti-communist group in 1949. It was called the Americans for Democratic Action.
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