[Mase]

Ringing endorsement? I don't recall using that term. I do recall saying Reagan was an admirer of Rand. He used that word, not me. I'm as surprised as you are that he said he was an admirer - even in a polite note of thanks.

I need to prove nothing. You should let it go.

[ansel12]

You will take Reagan at his “WORD”?

Trying to twist a generic thank you note.“”Dear Mr. Vandersteel:
Thanks very much for the pamphlet. Am an admirer of Ayn Rand but hadn’t seen this study.
Sincerely, Ronald Reagan””

Into a permanent, and public statement, and a part of history that Reagan was an “admirer” of Ayn Rand, is a heck of a stretch, for a generic thank you note.

You are making that little note into a Reagan position statement on Ayn Rand.

What was a candidate supposed to say to a company president who admired Ayn Rand so much that he sent a pamphlet to the governor candidate?

Got any more of this definitive history?