Audio Book Review

Reagan in His Own Voice: Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses

From 1974 to 1979, with a short break in between for the failed 1976 campaign for the Republican nomination for President, then private citizen Ronald Reagan gave over 1,000 daily radio commentaries on stations across the country. Often forgotten, these daily radio segments provided a tremendous platform for introducing both Reagan's persona and his conservative ideas to a national audience.

The radio commentaries selected for the collection range from folksy, to populous, to bedrock conservative philosophies. Probably the most valuable thing to be gained from listening is the understanding that Reagan conceived and wrote all of these addresses himself, as he would later do the bulk of the work on most of his major speeches as President.

Reagan's historic speeches won't be found in this collection of short radio addresses, but it's an interesting collection from a purely historical standpoint.