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

The President’s Inbox

Council on Foreign Relations

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4.5 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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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. 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 Episode 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 For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/ronald-reagan-us-global-leadership-max-boot

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0:00.0	Welcome to the President's Inbox, a CFR podcast about the foreign policy challenges facing the United States.
0:10.0	I'm Jim Lindsay, Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
0:14.2	This week's topic is Ronald Reagan and U.S. global leadership.
0:23.3	With me to discuss Ronald Reagan's life
0:25.6	and especially his impact on U.S. foreign policy
0:28.2	is Max Boot.
0:30.2	Max is the Gene J. Kirkpatrick's Senior Fellow
0:32.6	for National Security Studies here at CFR
0:35.7	and a columnist at the Washington Post.
0:39.5	Max has written numerous best-selling books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist,
0:44.1	The Road Not Taken, Edward Lansdale, and the American Tragedy in Vietnam.
0:49.8	Today, Max's newest book hits bookstore shelves. It is Reagan, His Life, and Legend.
0:57.7	Max, thank you for coming on the president's inbox.
1:00.8	Congratulations on the publication of Reagan, His Life in Legend.
1:05.2	It's getting rave reviews.
1:07.2	I note that the New York Times has hailed it as one of 22 nonfiction books to read this fall.
1:14.4	Thank you very much, Jim.
1:15.3	A pleasure to be here.
1:16.7	Max, before we begin discussing Ronald Reagan, I want to let listeners know how they can win a free copy of Reagan, his life, and legend.
1:24.8	To do so, they should go to cR.org forward-leaning slash giveaway. Let me repeat that.
1:33.6	CFR.org forward-leaning slash giveaway. There they can read the terms and conditions for the
1:39.9	giveaway and register their entry. The registration for the giveaway will remain open until September 24.
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