The education of Ronald Reagan [[electronic resource] ] : the General Electric years and the untold story of his conversion to conservatism / / Thomas W. Evans

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451689603321
• Autore: Evans Thomas W. <1930->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 0-231-51107-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Collana: Columbia studies in contemporary American history
• Disciplina: 973.927092; B
• Soggetti: Conservatism - United States - History - 20th century; Presidents - United States; Electronic books.; United States Politics and government 1953-1961; United States Politics and government 1961-1963
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Part I. Background -- 1. A New Dealer to the Core -- 2. Politics: War by Different Means -- Part II. A Postgraduate Course in Political Science -- 3. Boulwarism -- 4. The Plant Tour -- 5. Schools, Classes, and Trains -- Part III. An Apprenticeship for Public Life -- 6. The Campaign -- 7. Allies -- 8. The Speech -- 9. Two Unions -- 10. The Art of Negotiation -- Part IV. Encouraging an Increasing Majority of Citizens -- 11. The Campaign Continues -- 12. The Presidential Bug -- 13. A President's Vision -- Appendix. Speeches of Reuther, Boulware, and Reagan -- Labor and the community / Reuther, Walter P. -- Salvation Is Not Free / Boulware, Lemuel -- A Time for Choosing ("The Speech" ) / Reagan, Ronald -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Back matter
• Sommario/riassunto: In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech," as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However, less than twenty years earlier, Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal, the president ; of the Screen Actors Guild, and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's anticommunism grew out of his experiences with the Hollywood communists of the late 1940's, the origins of his conservative ideology have remained obscure. Based on a newly discovered collection of private papers as well as interviews and corporate documents, The Education of Ronald Reagan offers new insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. Thomas W. Evans links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric-acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy-to his conversion to conservatism. In particular, Evans reveals the profound influence of GE executive Lemuel Boulware, who would become Reagan's political and ideological mentor. Boulware, known for his tough stance against union officials and his innovative corporate strategies to win over workers, championed the core tenets of modern American conservatism-free-market fundamentalism, anticommunism, lower taxes, and limited government. Building on the ideas and influence of Boulware, Reagan would soon begin his rise as a national political figure and an icon of the American conservative movement.

Irving Thalberg [[electronic resource] ] : boy wonder to producer prince / / Mark A. Vieira

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458589703321
• Autore: Vieira Mark A. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009
• ISBN: 0-520-94511-5; 1-282-36004-3; 9786612360046
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (526 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4302/32092; B
• Soggetti: Motion picture producers and directors - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART ONE. THE MERGER -- PART TWO. THE PERFECTION OF SILENCE -- PART THREE. THE TALKIES -- PART FOUR. "HIS BRAIN IS THE CAMERA" -- PART FIVE. THE THALBERG UNIT -- PART SIX. THE CROWN PRINCE OF HOLLYWOOD -- PART SEVEN. THE LEGACY -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX: THE M-G-M FILMS OF IRVING THALBERG -- NOTES -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Hollywood in the 1920's sparkled with talent, confidence, and opportunity. Enter Irving Thalberg of Brooklyn, who survived childhood illness to run Universal Pictures at twenty; co-found Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four; and make stars of Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow. Known as Hollywood's "Boy Wonder," Thalberg created classics such as Ben-Hur, Tarzan the Ape Man, Grand Hotel, Freaks, Mutiny on the Bounty, and The Good Earth, but died tragically at thirty-seven. His place in the pantheon should have been assured, yet his films were not reissued for thirty years, spurring critics to question his legend and diminish his achievements. In this definitive biography, illustrated with rare photographs, Mark A. Vieira sets the record straight, using unpublished ; production files, financial records, and correspondence to confirm the genius of Thalberg's methods. In addition, this is the first Thalberg biography to utilize both his recorded conversations and the unpublished memoirs of his wife, Norma Shearer. Irving Thalberg is a compelling narrative of power and idealism, revealing for the first time the human being behind the legend.