Paul Kengor’s Top 13 Books About Ronald Reagan

12. A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan by Michael Deaver

A warm, personal portrait of Ronald Reagan, A Different Drummer brims with recollections from a relationship that has spanned three decades. A former aide and longtime family friend, Michael Deaver worked with the former chief executive for twenty consecutive years. Now he offers his memories of Ronald Reagan as governor, president and friend.

In Kengor’s words, “Deaver was never a favorite among Reagan conservatives, but few people knew Reagan so well. And this book by Deaver provides excellent anecdotes and insights on Reagan that truly no one else witnessed or had.

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