Presents a portrait of Ronald Reagan and his presidency, using his proposed Star Wars defense as a lens through which to examine the extent to which national discourse about foreign and defense policy is not about reality, but instead a matter of domestic politics, history, and mythology.
Discusses the establishment of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which opened to the public in 1991, in Simi Valley, California, and provides information about Reagan's life, family, and administration, as well as the work of his wife, Nancy.
