Friday, October 3, 2008

Partisan Alliances (and rivalries)

I thought it was interesting to see how many familiar names from present day politics kept popping up in Reagan's diaries. Here are two of my favorites, showing that sometimes friends/enemies can stay the same in party politics...

"Charlie Wick brought in Rupert Murdoch for a meeting. He is supportive of me which means some of the press is with us--his press." (Pg. 126)

"1st meeting with Ken D. & the V.P.-- Howard late getting back from Tennessee. Some talk about Sen. Biden-- now cand. for Pres. I saw him on CNN last night speaking to the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard U. He's smooth but pure demogog--- out to save Am. From the Reagan Doctrine."

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