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Ron Reagan Interview on POLITICO

February 1, 2011 By WHC Insider

WHC Insider’s Tammy Haddad sat down with Ron Reagan to discuss his new memoir “MY FATHER AT 100.” The youngest son of President Ronald and Nancy Reagan wrote the book to commemorate what would have been his father’s 100th birthday on February 6, 2011.

Reagan candidly offers new insights on his parents’ relationship and the Reagan family dynamic; he also sets the record straight on what he actually wrote about his father and glimmers that he was not always “completely 100 percent” while in the White House.

Never one to shy away from political opinion, Reagan responds to comparisons between his father andPresident Obama. And as for those rumors about Joe Scarborough, Reagan’s former co-host on an MSNBC after-hours show, making a possible run for president or vice-president in 2012? Reagan says, “He’d be the only Republican candidate not on FOX.”

As for Keith Olbermann’s recent departure from MSNBC, Reagan said “Keith was a remarkable figure there. In many ways I think he made that network what it is today.”

You can read more and watch the two-part interview on POLITICO and for more information on the book go to www.ronreagan100.com.

Filed Under: Washington Tagged With: MSNBC, MY FATHER AT 100, Politico, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Tammy Haddad

Inside Ron Reagan Book Party

January 28, 2011 By WHC Insider

Fred Ryan, President of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; close friend and adviser to Nancy Reagan and the Executive Director of The Prince of Wales Foundation, Robert Higdon, a close friend of Nancy Reagan; former Reagan staffers and Washington notables gathered at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the new memoir from Ron Reagan, MY FATHER AT 100. Connie Milstein, Tammy Haddad and Jon Meacham hosted the party. Here’s an excerpt from Jon Meacham’s interview with Ron Reagan.

Check out ronreagan1oo.com for more information about the book.

Filed Under: Washington Tagged With: Connie Milstein, Fred Ryan, Jefferson Hotel, Jon Meacham, MY FATHER AT 100, Robert Higdon, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan

Ron Reagan Returns to Washington

January 25, 2011 By WHC Insider

Ron Reagan wrote the words about his father’s final moments on this earth but could not bring himself to read them out loud again without getting emotional. And so, in a poignant end to an interview with Jon Meacham, Reagan asked the Pulitzer Prize-winner to please read them instead as he, the son of the 40th President of the United States, listened with his head partially bowed in front of a captivated audience at the Jefferson Hotel.

“His eyes found the face of the woman who for more than half a century had formed the core of his private world. ‘I love you honey, I love you’ was all she could say.  Was all she needed to say,” began Meacham.

Personal family memories and moments such as these fill the pages of MY FATHER AT 100: A MEMOIR, Ron Reagan’s new book reflecting on the life of his father Ronald Reagan who would have turned 100 years old this February. Researching and writing the book was a son’s tribute to the father he knew and loved behind the presidential pomp and circumstance.

Ron Reagan shared a few of these memories at a book party Monday evening at the Jefferson Hotel co-hosted by Connie Milstein, JC de La Haye Saint Hilaire, Tammy Haddad, and Jon Meacham.

One particular anecdote harkened back to the image of the Hollywood Reagan when he was best known for playing University of Notre Dame varsity football player George “The Gipper” Gipp on the silver screen.  As a youngster, Ron knew that when he and his buddies were a man short to play football out on the front lawn that his father, even though busy working as Governor of California, would be up for a game.

“I’d pass by the window with the football,” said Reagan as he mimed tossing a football in the air to the delight of the crowd,  “and I knew within half an hour or so he’d be out there. He insisted though that he had to quarterback for both teams, that was his position.”

Reagan was warmly greeted by friends and Washington, D.C. notables including Fred Ryan, President of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and close Nancy Reagan confidante Robert Higdon, now chief of the Prince of Wales Foundation.

Also attending: Senator Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth, Greta Van Susteren and John Coale, Geoff Morrell, Judy Woodruff, Amy Nathan, Steve Scully, Chris Isham, and Roger Simon.

You can watch Jon Meacham and Ron Reagan’s interview below. And for more information on the memoir check out www.ronreagan100.com.

Filed Under: Washington Tagged With: Jefferson Hotel, Jon Meacham, My Father At 100: A Memoir, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan

Watch Ron Reagan Interview Here!

January 24, 2011 By WHC Insider

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on February 6, 2011. To mark this milestone, his son Ron Reagan has written MY FATHER AT 100: A Memoir. Reagan shares his personal memories and traces his father’s journey from his family’s roots in Ireland to the Midwestern streets of his birth; from Hollywood to the California Governor’s mansion, and ultimately the White House.

Ron Reagan will talk about his new book with Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian at a celebration at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC.  Hosted by Connie Milstein, JC de La Haye Saint Hilaire, and Tammy Haddad. And for more information about MY FATHER AT 100, check out RonReagan100.com.

WATCH the Party Program below:

Filed Under: Washington Tagged With: Jefferson Hotel, Jon Meacham, MY FATHER AT 100, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan

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