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Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir

by Mark Weinberg

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"Former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look inside the Reagan presidency--told through the movies they watched together during weekends at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to the legendary presidential retreat at Camp David each weekend with Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He was one of a few select members invited into Aspen Lodge when the First Family gathered for 'movie nights,' showing contemporary and classic films on Fridays and Saturdays. Movies brought them together in times of triumph, such as Reagan's historic 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, like the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the president and press secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg's unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans--unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, shares the Reagans' thoughts, and provides warm anecdotes and never-before-told stories about the family and the administration. From Reagan's pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed "The Unknowable." Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood's former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War."--Dust jacket.… (more)
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Somewhat of a disappointment. I had hoped more older films would be covered. The author mentioned King's Row (probably Reagan's best film performance was shown) but did not comment on it. No westerns were included even though these were Reagan's favorite. Did they not watch any of the Warner Brother classics like Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, or White Heat. The book seemed written to younger people who would be familiar with the films discussed but I had hoped, since the Reagan's were part of classic Hollywood, more classic films would be discussed. However what was truly impressive was, in this era of Trump, is having a leader who was honest and cared about his staff. ( )
  knahs | Nov 21, 2019 |
Filled with interesting stories and memories from a Ronald Reagan's press secretary who became part of the Reagan family. Mark Weinberg spent his weeks working in the White House with President Reagan and topped them off by spending the weekends with the Reagans at their weekend retreat. There he enjoyed "movie night" with the Reagans and other members of their staff as the president screened new movies, old favorites, and a number of films starring himself and/or Nancy Davis Reagan.

There is nothing all that revealing in the book, but it is a pleasant read and a reminder of a time that, despite the assassination attempt on the president, seems a little simpler in retrospect. Reagan comes across as a genuinely nice man whose word was his bond, a man who treated everyone as an equal.. Nancy comes across as a nice woman who would have probably given her own life for the president. Theirs is one heck of a love story...maybe, in fact, that's the most inspirational part of the whole book. ( )
  SamSattler | Nov 14, 2018 |
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"Former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look inside the Reagan presidency--told through the movies they watched together during weekends at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to the legendary presidential retreat at Camp David each weekend with Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He was one of a few select members invited into Aspen Lodge when the First Family gathered for 'movie nights,' showing contemporary and classic films on Fridays and Saturdays. Movies brought them together in times of triumph, such as Reagan's historic 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, like the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the president and press secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg's unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans--unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, shares the Reagans' thoughts, and provides warm anecdotes and never-before-told stories about the family and the administration. From Reagan's pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed "The Unknowable." Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood's former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War."--Dust jacket.

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