Reagan 1948

"The programs & then I can sum the day up in one sentence. I've been working my tail off to master the 4 min. closing statement I want to make in the debate tomorrow night."
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Although the Reagan Diaries does not address his earliest career media moves, but he does offer insight into how much he prepares for any public appearence that matters. In 1948, he was a liberal democrat who was supporting Truman, Hubert Humphrey and opposed the taft-hartley act of '47. Radio was becoming important to political figures since FDR's Fireside chat. Reagan even at a young ages was a master of media.