Hidden in the archives of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for more than a decade,the writings contained in Reagan, In His Own Hand redefine the way we think about American history of the past quarter century and about the fortieth American president. By revealing an active mind wrestling with the problems of a sluggish economy, social pathologies,welfare reform, and the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union, these never-before-seen doc-uments, many reproduced in his own handwriting, prove Reagan to be both the visionary and intellectual powerhouse behind his administration's landmark policies.

Foreword by George P. Shultz

    Introduction

A Note on Editorial Methods

      Part One

REAGAN'S PHILOSOPHY

      Part Two

FOREIGN POLICY

COMMUNISM, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE SOVIET UNION

DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE POLICY

FOREIGN POLICY DOUBLE STANDARDS, HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS, AND RELIGION

THE THIRD WORLD

                Part Three

   DOMESTIC AND ECONOMIC POLICY

FREEDOM AND GOVERNMENT

THE ECONOMY

ENERGY, LAND, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

EDUCATION

SOCIAL SECURITY AND HEALTH CARE

SOCIAL ISSUES

PERSONAL STORIES

                Part Four

 OTHER WRITINGS NOV. 6, 1925-Nov. 5, 1994

Hallowe'en

Yale Comes Through

Life

Squall

Return to the Primitive

Killed in Action

The Making of a Movie Star

Letter to the Editor of The Catholic Reporter

"Are Liberals Really Liberal?"

Speech

Letter to the Editor of the Pegasus

Speech on phone to YAF Convention in Houston, Texas

Letter to Dr. McDowell

On Portugal

Stump Speech Insert

Speech on Agriculture

"State of the Union" Speech

PEACE

Economic Speech--Address to the Nation

I.N.E Negotiations

"Mr. Minister"

Reagan's Goodbye

           Appendix: Ronald Reagan's

          Radio Addresses, 1975-79

            Acknowledgments

                Index