The Reagan presidency was indeed a unique time in American history when the spirit and confidence of the nation was revived. Reagan's sunny optimism and belief that America's best days were ahead ...

Ronald Reagan was a man who had it all. It is difficult to identify an American who lived a fuller, or greater, life -- what he understatedly called "an American life." In nearly everything he did, ...

Max Boot chronicles the rise of Ronald Reagan, one of the most consequential presidents of post-World War II America, in a new biography, “Reagan: His Life and Legend.” Boot joins The Post’s Karen ...

A line in a John Ford movie, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” expresses the ethos of Max Boot’s biography: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” To a large extent, Mr. Boot’s biography ...

MS. TUMULTY: Hello, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Karen Tumulty, a columnist and associate editor here at The Post, and it’s my great honor today to welcome my colleague, Max Boot, to talk ...

WASHINGTON — Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died. He was 84. He died on June 24 at a ...

At 9 feet tall and 1,300 pounds, a bronze statue of the 40th president of the United States has for years served as a record holder of sorts, towering over those passing through the Covington's ...

Not only did Pope Leo XIII collapse to the floor after celebrating Mass, but doctors couldn't find a pulse. A priest who witnessed this 1886 drama testified: "His expression was one of horror and awe; ...