Dwight David Eisenhower - D-Day Broadcast

People of Western Europe: A landing was made this morning on the cost of France by troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force. This landing is part of the concerted United Nations plan for the liberations of Europe, made in conjunction with our great Russian allies... I call upon all who love freedom to stand with us now. Together we shall achieve victory. - Dwight David Eisenhower --

Broadcast on D-Day [June 6, 1944] from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

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Was President Bush Really a Big Government Republican? Critics Say So

Why are most Americans against big government? Perhaps, the answer goes only back to our founding fathers and our Constitution. In this document it calls for a strong national defense and a weak federal government with strong state governments. A big federal government was not what the founding fathers had intended, and therefore, many Americans have a problem when it comes to the expansion, and interference into our daily lives, as we are told what to say, how to do things, and what is acceptable.

Many folks in the media and all the critics on the left side of the political spectrum, along with some of those Republicans or conservatives, and even libertarians, which moved away from the GOP, and moved over to Obama & Co. say things such as; "That Bush is a Big Government Republican is undeniable." In fact, recently a political pundit brought up this conversation with me, and believed it was an unarguable point of contention.

Was President Bush really a big government Republican? If you look at what he did in office you do see increases in the size of government in some of the sectors. But overall, one has to ask if that is actually a fair assessment. Okay but the government's number one job is to protect the American people and President Bush's largest increases in government were for The Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, FEMA, which are all part of protecting the American people. Expanding the military to fight away is not a "big government" move in and of itself. Please consider this.

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Ronald Reagan in Private - A Memoir of My Years in the White House

By Jim Kuhn, Executive Assistant to the President
Publisher: Sentinel 2004

What is it like to be the personal assistant to one of the United States', arguably the world's, most popular presidents? This book opens your eyes to the logistics involved in a presidential campaign as well as daily life at the White House. Written from the perspective of the Executive Assistant to the President, who in this case also worked on two Reagan presidential campaigns as an advance man, is really quite amazing revealing all that goes into "an appointment" or an "appearance" by the President.

There are certainly insights into the personality and demeanor of President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan in the book as well as personal anecdotes, but this is by no means a "tell-all" or biography of the man. Jim Kuhn is a die-hard fan of the Reagans' and you will not find one negative word about them in the book. The author spent day and night with or very near the president for four years and still has only praise for his boss.

I found the section about the negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985 and 1986 especially interesting coming from the perspective of the personal assistant. There were a number of details in the meetings that appeared to contribute greatly to the outcome. It was also revealing to hear about President Reagan's response when talks broke down and success seemed to escape him. If you enjoy reading about history or real people and real events, this is a nice "light read".

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Ronald Reagan's Republican Party

"We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich." -- Ronald Reagan - Remark at Republican congressional diner Washington D.C. [May 4, 1982]

from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

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