William F. Buckley Jr. was the founder of the National Review, a conservative magazine. He wrote his book, The Reagan I Knew, about his good friend Ronald Reagan. In the book Buckley reminisces on his years of friendship with Reagan. Throughout, Buckley includes letters written between him, Reagan, and Nancy Reagan. These letters give an insight not seen anywhere else on the life and thoughts of Ronald Reagan. Through the book the readers learn more about Reagan than they would in any history class. Buckley recalls Reagan’s acting career and his transition from actor to Governor of California and from governor to president. As Buckley gets into the time period in which Reagan was president he realizes he knew very little about his long time
