• Ronald Reagan Autobiography

Written in 1999 by Edmund Morris, Dutch is a biography of the fortieth President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Though Morris wrote the book alongside Reagan, readers often note how it does not necessarily relate much to the actual term of the president, and incorporates much of Morris' personal life story into it. Dutch was published just after Morris had attained wild success from his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.

Edmund Morris is a British and American writer. He is most well known for his biographies of the presidents, but he has received much scrutiny over Dutch, which people believe should not be considered a biography because of its inclusion of fictional character. Morris was the first person to receive authorization to write a biography of the sitting president of the time, Ronald Reagan. Morris currently writes for newspapers like The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Ronald Reagan in Private: A Memoir of My Years in the White House. 4.11 Rating details 66 ratings 6 reviews. From the Oval Office to Camp David to Air Force One, a portrait of the real Ronald Reagan, away from the journalists, cameras, and microphones. This monumental work offers the most insightful and elegant portrait to date of Ronald Reagan: the young 'Dutch,' the middle-aged Cold Warrior, and the septuagenarian Chief Executive. Written with imagination, yet always anchored by the weight of research and fact, Dutch stands as both a landmark in the form of biography and an unparalleled. 2 days ago  McCain writes her new memoir Stronger that she quickly learned Nancy Reagan 'was not a fan of mine' during one 1983 dinner party.

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Ronald Reagan Autobiography

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