The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster
MARTIN ANDERSON and ANNELISE ANDERSON, husband and wife, are coauthors of the New York Times bestsellers Reagan, In His Own Hand; Reagan- A Life in Letters; and Reagan's Path to Victory. Both are Fellows at the Hoover Institution. Martin, an M.I.T. Ph.D., worked in the Reagan White House as an economic policy adviser and, more recently, sat on the Pentagon's defense-policy board. Annelise, a Columbia Ph.D., was a senior policy adviser to the Reagan presidential campaign and was an associate director within Reagan's Office of Management and Budget, where she was responsible for the budgets of five Cabinet departments and more than forty other agencies.
“Reagan’s Secret War may change forever the image held by many. . .
. With unprecedented access to his private papers, including his
personal diary, the Andersons present a deeply involved and adroit
leader.”
—Henry A. Kissinger
“Artfully and accurately explains how, when, and where . . . All
who are interested in the elimination of nuclear weapons should
read Reagan’s Secret War.”
—James A. Baker III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State
“An immense contribution . . . the authors have defied assumptions
about what Reagan thought and said and conducted painstaking
research to get at the truth of what he really planned and
executed. All of us who are gripped by the transcendent importance
of the nuclear threat will learn, and be inspired, by this
account.”
—from the Foreword by George P. Shultz, former Secretary of
State
“Ronald Reagan’ s steadfast commitment to abolish all nuclear
weapons is brought to life in Martin and Annelise Anderson’s
captivating narrative. . . . If the world makes it to the
nuclear-free mountaintop, we will have President Reagan to thank
for inspiring our climb.”
—Sam Nunn, former Senator, cochairman, Nuclear Threat
Initiative
“Superb . . . The authors’ unique access to previously classified
materials and to the president’ s personal documents enabled them
to write the most complete and accurate account of this historic
effort.”
—Ed Meese, former U.S. Attorney General
“Compelling . . . a valuable contribution to understanding the
Reagan legacy.”
—Lou Cannon, author of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
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