by Peggy Noonan
First published 1997
Peggy Noonan takes readers inside her remarkable career as the Reagan administration's most celebrated speechwriter. She chronicles her rise from unknown writer to the person crafting words for the most powerful man in America. Noonan reveals the behind-the-scenes reality of working in the White House during the Reagan-Bush years, when she gained recognition as the era's most gifted political wordsmith. Her memoir captures the daily adventures of navigating American politics at its highest levels. She writes with sharp wit about the personalities, pressures, and peculiarities of life in the corridors of power. The book offers an intimate portrait of what it means to help shape a president's voice and legacy through carefully chosen words.
Genres: 20th-century, american, political-science, politics, autobiography, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: behind-the-scenes, insider-perspective
Setting: White House
Period: Reagan Era
351 pages · Paperback · Ballantine Books