The Witness and the President: Whittaker vendre Chambers, Ronald Reagan and the

Product Name: The Witness and the President: Whittaker vendre Chambers, Ronald Reagan and the
EAN：9781546948865 UPC：9781546948865 ISBN：9781546948865 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback vendre, 284 pages Recommended Age Range：12+ years
Whittaker Chambers and Ronald Reagan--two conservative icons. Both hold a special place in the minds and hearts of political and cultural conservatives, and their names are linked in the history of American conservatism. Reagan owes a huge debt to Chamberss reflections on communism and freedom, with his autobiography, Witness, serving almost as the midwife for Reagans political rebirth. He partially repaid that debt when he awarded Chambers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. The two men, though, were opposites in their temperaments and predictions about the future of freedom. Chambers was so gloomy about the prospects for the free world that when he deserted communism, he stated to his wife, "You know, we are leaving the winning world for the losing world." Reagan, however, never lost his faith that Americas future was bright, and that the Western world could help promote liberty in nations that were trapped by tyranny and spiritual darkness. Which of these two icons was closer to the truth? This book examines and contrasts the Chambers pessimism with the Reagan optimism and seeks to answer that question..