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During his first term, there was no extant collection of all of his major speeches. From the left and the Bushies came the knock that he was just an actor. However through his speeches you could see just how grounded and articulate he was in the classic liberal tradition, i.e. Conservatism and Capitalism.

So we put this together, I was the editor. It really establishes him as the last conservative who knew what he was talking about.

Selecting Bush as his VP was necessary to unify the party, but the deal cut to bring in Bush's people, and Bush himself, all did what they could to damage his legacy.

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Choosing-Speeches-Ronald-1961-1982/dp/0895266229