Ronald Reagan on U.S. Global Leadership, with Max Boot

Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at CFR and a columnist for The Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ronald Reagan’s life and his impact on U.S. foreign policy.

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
Credits

Ester Fang - Associate Podcast Producer

Kenadee Mangus - Associate Podcast Producer

Gabrielle Sierra - Editorial Director and Producer

Episode Guests
  • Max Boot
    Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Show Notes

Enter the CFR book giveaway by September 24, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Max Boot, “Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War,” Foreign Affairs 

 

Max Boot, Reagan: His Life and Legend

 

Max Boot, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

 

Shreya Chattopadhyay and Miguel Salazar, "22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall," New York Times

 

Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan

 

Ronald Reagan, "Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland"

 

Ronald Reagan, "Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger"

 

Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day"

 

Ronald Reagan, Mastermind,” Saturday Night Live

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