Critics Quote by Russell Baker

A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first…

— Russell Baker

President Reagan was a master communicator. In this particular speech he did a brilliant job moving between the stately role of U.S. President and…

— Nancy Duarte

My liberal friends love to dismiss Reagan. You know, they'll say something like, 'Oh, didn't he, like, only read one-page memos when he was…

— Rick Perlstein

Reagan wrote out many of his radio commentaries and newspaper articles as well as many of his own speeches. He wrote poetry, short stories,…

— Charlie Sykes

Reagan didn't socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you…

— Maureen Dowd

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human…

— Rick Perlstein

[Ronald] Reagan talked to people across the world and he was very successful in communicating and treating people with dignity and respect, but putting…

— Reince Priebus

There were some things Reagan liked that I liked. The main component was that people have to talk to each other and help themselves.

— Neil Young

Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own…

— Haruki Murakami

His track record of pragmatism, depth and candor all speak to a person who would find the Tea Party simplistic, opportunistic and misguided. Reagan…

— Eugene Jarecki

As a reporter having covered him for eight years in the White House, I am sure the press could have done a better job…

— Helen Thomas

President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience.

— William Safire