Ronald Reagan
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
“Reading these diaries, Americans will find it easier to understand how Reagan did what he did for so long . . . They paint a portrait of a president who was engaged by his job and had a healthy perspective on power.”
—Jon Meacham, Newsweek
During his two terms as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded his
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A wonderful retelling of the Nativity story in both song and words from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants. General Electric Theater released a new story with different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electrics Department of Public Relations. Ronald Reagan appears with his family at Christmas.
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This documentary chronicles the construction of the Stilwell Road originally called The Ledo Road 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World War II. The road, which was built by 63,000 workers and cost $150 million, was used by the British, Chinese, and Indian armies to transport supplies, troops, and other essentials from India to Burma in order to keep the Japanese from overrunning the entire theater. Included is footage of...
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No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was—travelling to make movies for G.E., in the California governor's office, at the White House, or on Air Force One, and sometimes even from across the room—Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to stay in touch. Through letters and reflections, the characters, personalities, and private lives of a president and his first lady...
12) The Reagan show
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It is an all-archival documentary about the original performer-president's role of a lifetime. Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief uses his public relations chops to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press corps and the looming threat of WW III.
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This new Victor Borge television special features his recently rediscovered funniest and most memorable skits. Included is rare archival footage from the Andy Williams Show and the Perry Como Show. Don't miss one of the funniest performers the world has ever known with his one-liners, falls, double takes, and outrageous stage antics.
15) This Is The Army
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Restored from Technicolor elements. The film starts during WWI & later depicts WWII raging in Europe. Johnny (Ronald Reagan) enlists in the Army after Pearl Harbor. Then in 1943, following in his father's footsteps, he soon becomes the producer of an epic all soldier show. The film is loaded with patriotic scenes & spectacular production numbers including Kate Smith singing "God Bless America
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Werner Herzog and Andre Singer's riveting documentary, filled with unforgettable archive materials and based on three never before seen interviews, provides incredible access to, arguably, the world's greatest living politician. Now 88 and battling illness, the visionary Gorbachev, the former General Secretary of the U.S.S.R, is still gently but resolutely pushing towards his goals.
18) Dark victory
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The life of a fast moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.
19) Santa Fe Trail
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Graduates from West Point Military Academy are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. However, tensions arise as a conflict erupts between the graduates and the abolitionist John Brown, along with his supporters.
1940 American Drama War Western Film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
At West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Rader, an agent of the abolitionist John Brown, is discharged...