American media Quote by Michael Rogin

The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like…

— Anonymous

“Reagan's failure to become a truly great movie star has been ascribed to project menace, sexuality, or even moral ambiguity.”

— Scott Farris

Jarecki's 'Reagan' is a compellingly watchable and appropriately conflicted portrait...artfully nuanced and intellectually curious.

— Hank Stuever

“I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go…

— Chenjerai Hove

“Historical fiction is a hybrid, a blending of reported reality, reasonable speculation, psychological truth, and the author’s imagination.”

— Philippa Gregory

“History shows us a window into our past. Historical fiction can take us by the and and lead us into that world.”

— Judith Geary

“History is indeed stranger than fiction. The twists and turns of human history are too outlandish for to be believable in any work of…

— A.E. Samaan

It is interesting to see how far we've come as a society since then. But also how everybody keeps touching [Ronald] Reagan and trying…

— Cynthia Nixon

Ronald Reagan was so self-contained and impenetrable that his official biographer was practically driven mad trying to figure him out.

— Charles Krauthammer

“Granted, there is always much that is hidden, and we must not forget that the writing of history - however dryly it is done…

— Hermann Hesse

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

— Nelson DeMille