Ronald Reagan "Speaking My Mind" Deluxe Signed Limited First Edition No. 1698 of 5000, Leather-Bound w/Tray-case [Very Fine]

Personally signed by Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. He was known for his conservative Republicanism, strong anti-communist stance, and charismatic leadership.

This highly collectible signed presidential volume is a distinctive edition, luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. 

New York. Simon & Schuster. 1989. Ronald Reagan "Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition. Collector's Edition. Printed and distributed by Easton Press. A beautiful collector's grade hardcover in original blue genuine leather with a gilt cover presidential illustration. This Deluxe Signed Limited Edition features marbled endpapers with all the edges gilt in the publisher's morocco-gilt binding. For the advanced collector of signed presidential publications and historical documents. Signed First Edition with full number line on the copyright page. This item includes a handsome cloth navy blue clam shell tray case for display and protection. Please allow two weeks for the tray case.

Ronald Reagan was a significant figure in American history for several reasons. As the 40th president of the United States (1981–1989), he was known for his conservative Republicanism, strong anti-communist stance, and charismatic leadership. His presidency is often credited with contributing to the end of the Cold War, as he pushed for policies that pressured the Soviet Union economically and politically.

Before his presidency, Reagan was a Hollywood actor and later served as Governor of California (1967–1975), where he implemented conservative policies and gained national recognition. His economic policies, known as "Reaganomics," focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and reducing government spending, which shaped the U.S. economy for years.

Reagan was also known as "The Great Communicator" due to his ability to connect with the American people through speeches and media appearances. His leadership style and policies continue to influence political discourse today

Personally signed by President Ronald Reagan onto the limitation page:

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Speaking My Mind

Chosen and annotated by the President himself, these speeches reflect his concerns, his political philosophy, and the triumphs, the tragedies, and the challenges of his years in office. From one of his earliest speeches in 1951 to the speeches, great and small, that defined the "Reagan Revolution," the voice of Ronald Reagan comes across in these pages as strong, sure, warm, humorous, and deeply human, as he will always be remembered.

Speaking My Mind is a unique and priceless invitation to share and treasure the important moments of an American president, as well as the daily business and concerns of the American presidency -- for these speeches recall the major decisions, the summit meetings, the high points of diplomacy and politics, as well as Ronald Reagan's deep involvement with the lives and cares of ordinary Americans.

Each speech is preceded by Ronald Reagan's candid and often moving comments on why it was given and under what circumstances, and a special section is included of "The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan," reminding us that this was a president who had plenty of both.

The most important speeches of America's "Great Communicator": Here, in his own words, is the record of Ronald Reagan's remarkable political career and historic eight-year presidency.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement. His presidency is known as the Reagan era.

Born in Illinois, Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild twice from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he hosted General Electric Theater and worked as a motivational speaker for General Electric. During the 1964 presidential election, Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After being elected governor of California in 1966, he raised state taxes, turned the state budget deficit into a surplus and implemented harsh crackdowns on university protests. Following his loss to Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican Party presidential primaries, Reagan won the Republican Party's nomination and then a landslide victory over President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election.

In his first term as president, Reagan began implementing "Reaganomics", a policy involving economic deregulation and cuts in both taxes and government spending during a period of stagflation. On the world stage, he escalated the arms race, increased military spending, transitioned Cold War policy away from the policies of détente with the Soviet Union, and ordered the 1983 invasion of Grenada. Reagan also survived an assassination attempt, fought public-sector labor unions, expanded the war on drugs, and was slow to respond to the AIDS epidemic. In the 1984 presidential election, he defeated former vice president Walter Mondale in another landslide victory. Foreign affairs dominated Reagan's second term, including the 1986 bombing of Libya, the secret and illegal sale of arms to Iran to fund the Contras, and engaging in negotiations with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, which culminated in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Reagan left the presidency in 1989 with the American economy having seen a significant reduction of inflation, a fall in the unemployment rate, and the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history at that time. Conversely, despite cuts to domestic discretionary spending, the national debt had nearly tripled since 1981 as a result of his tax cuts and increased military spending. Reagan's foreign policies also contributed to the end of the Cold War. Though he planned an active post-presidency, it was hindered after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, and his physical and mental capacities gradually deteriorated, leading to his death in 2004. His tenure constituted a realignment toward conservative policies in the United States, and he is often considered an icon of American conservatism. Historical rankings of U.S. presidents have typically placed Reagan in the middle to upper tier, and his post-presidential approval ratings by the general public are usually high.