44. Purdum, “The Capital Pays Homage to ’a Graceful and a Gallant Man.’ ”
45. Ruane, “A Somber Procession of Present and Past.”
46. Military District of Washington, “Origins of the 21-Gun Salute,” www.usstatefuneral.mdw.army.mil/military-honors/21-gun-salute.
47. Linda Bond, in discussion with the author, April 15, 2014.
48. Jeff Zeleny, Michael Tackett, Mike Dorning, Rudolph Bush and Vincent J. Schodolski, “Solemn Capital Turns Out for Reagan,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2004, 1.
49. Ibid.
50. Architect of the Capitol, “Capitol Rotunda,” www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/capitol-rotunda.
51. Associated Press, “Reagan Cheney Text,” June 9, 2004.
52. Associated Press, “Reagan Hastert Text,” June 9, 2004.
53. Mary Beth Sheridan, “Varied Career Prepared General for High-Profile Assignment,” Washington Post, June 10, 2004, A22.
54. Fred Ryan, in discussion with the author, March 5, 2014.
55. Pete Souza, “Along for the Ride of a Lifetime,” Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2004, 1.
56. Vicki Kemper, “Farewell to a President,” Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2004, A12.
57. Ronald Reagan, The Reagan Diaries, ed. Douglas Brinkley (New York: HarperCollins, 2007), 474.
58. Mike Allen, “Reagan Veterans Bring Back the ’80s,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A31.
59. John Singlaub, Hazardous Duty (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991), 19.
60. Jim Hooley, in discussion with the author, March 7, 2014.
61. Allen, “Reagan Veterans Bring Back the ’80s.”
62. Guy Taylor and Deb McCown, “Worldwide Congregation Will Attend Reagan Funeral,” Washington Times, June 11, 2004, A1.
63. Bruce Laingen, “As the Nation Bids Farewell to a President,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A26.
64. Susan Berger Kabaker, “As the Nation Bids Farewell to a President,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A26.
65. Chicago Tribune, “Voice of the People,” June 7, 2004, 20.
66. Mark Weinberg, in discussion with the author.
67. Thomas Crampton, “Court Says New Paltz Mayor Can’t Hold Gay Weddings,” New York Times, June 8, 2004, B6.
68. Jennifer Steinhauer, “Manhattan: Debt vs. Asteroids,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, B5.
69. Constance L. Hays, “Stewart Prosecution Witness Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury,” New York Times, June 17, 2004, www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/business/stewart-prosecution-witness-pleads-not-guilty-to-perjury.html.
70. Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 6, 2004.
71. Howard Baker, “A Political Life with President Reagan,” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2004, 23.
72. Special Report, ABC News Transcripts, June 5, 2004.
73. Broder, “The Great Persuader.”
74. Mark Weisbrot, “A Critical Look at Reagan’s Legacy,” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2004, 23.
75. Lou Cannon, “Actor, Governor, President, Icon,” Washington Post, June 6, 2004, A28.
76. Marilyn Berger, “Clark Clifford, a Major Adviser to Four Presidents, Is Dead at 91,” New York Times, October 11, 1998, www.nytimes.com/1998/10/11/us/clark-clifford-a-major-adviser-to-four-presidents-is-dead-at-91.html.
77. Judy Bachrach, “Reagan Tries Hard to Avoid Communicating,” Washington Star, October 3, 1980, A4.
78. Ronad Reagan, “Farewell Address to the Nation,” January 11, 1989, www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1989/011189i.htm.
79. Ronald Reagan, “A Time for Choosing,” October 27, 1964, www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/timechoosing.html.
80. Souza, “Along for the Ride of a Lifetime.”
81. Ibid.
82. Chicago Tribune, “Almanac,” June 8, 2004, 6.
83. Ibid.
84. Carmen Greco Jr., “Agent Who Took Bullet Recalls Reagan’s ’81 Brush with Death,” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2004, 18.
85. Wall Street Journal, “Following Tradition, Markets Will Close for Reagan’s Funeral,” updated June 8, 2004, www.wsj.com/articles/SB108662286940130507.
86. Mike Dorning and Rudolph Bush, “Liberals May Mourn Man, but Not the Reagan Years,” Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2004, 1.
87. Ibid.
88. Michael Kilian, “Reagans Replaced ’Malaise’ with Mink,” Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2004, 23.
89. Ibid.
90. Steve Johnson, “Networks Fear Burnout of ’Wall to Wall’ Story,” Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2004, 24.
91. Stephen J. Hedges, “His Military Successes Had a Price,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2004, 19.
92. Molly Ivins, “Pay Close Attention to Bush’s Backsliding,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2004, 25.
93. Washington Post, “4:45 p.m. Outside Andrews,” June 10, 2004, A24.
94. Chicago Tribune, “Kerry Edges Ahead,” June 10, 2004, 10.
95. Michael Graczyk, “Former President George H.W. Bush to Mark 80th Birthday with Parachute Jump,” Associated Press, June 13, 2004.
96. Thomas Sattler, “A Mass of Humanity,” Newsday (NY), June 11, 2004, A51.
97. Rudolph Bush, “A Time to Remember,” Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2004, 1.
CHAPTER 7 ASSAULT ON JENKINS HILL
1. Hope Yen, “Michael Reagan Speaks Lovingly of Father, Mrs. Reagan Receives Long Line of Dignitaries,” Associated Press, June 10, 2004.
2. Ann Gerhart, “A Widow’s Heartfelt Farewell,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A27.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Frank Rich, “First Reagan, Now His Stunt Double,” New York Times, June 13, 2004, B1.
6. Tina Brown, “Dancing Into Hearts and History,” Washington Post, June 10, 2004, C1.
7. Glenn Kessler, “Right-Leaning Policy Won a Nickname: Reaganomics,” Washington Post, June 6, 2004, A27.
8. Editorial, “Ronald Wilson Reagan,” Washington Post, June 6, 2004, B6.
9. Ibid.
10. E. J. Dionne Jr., “The New Dealer,” Washington Post, June 8, 2004, A23.
11. David Ignatius, “Protean Leader,” Washington Post, June 8, 2004, A23.
12. Washington Post, “Tributes in Word and Deed,” June 11, 2004, A28.
13. The Bulletin’s Frontrunner, June 9, 2004, 4, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid.
16. Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Courtney C. Radsch, “After Long Distances and Long Waits, Everyday Admirers Say Their Goodbyes,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A24.
17. David Stout, “From Lincoln on, a Time of Grieving Has Been One of Reconciling,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A24.
18. David Von Drehle, “Bushes Return to Honor Reagan,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A1.
19. Stolberg, Radsch, “After Long Distances and Long Waits, Everyday Admirers Say Their Goodbyes.”
20. Ibid.
21. Ibid.
22. Ibid.
23. Joel Achenbach, “In a Most Moving Setting, a Guard’s Steadfast Presence,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, C1.
24. Ibid.
25. Galen Jackman, in discussion with the author, May 14, 2014.
26. Achenbach, “In a Most Moving Setting, a Guard’s Steadfast Presence.”
27. Fred Ryan, in discussion with the author, March 5, 2014.
28. Robert
D. Novak, The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington (New York: Crown Forum, 2007), 349.
29. Associated Press, “Congress Mourns, Remembers Reagan with Resolutions in Tribute,” June 9, 2004.
30. Ronald Reagan, Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in Eulogy of Ronald Reagan, Late a President of the United States (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2005), 242–3.
31. Ibid., iii.
32. Ibid., 9–10.
33. Ibid., 175.
34. R. W. Apple Jr., “Legacy of Reagan Now Begins the Test of Time,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A1.
35. Ibid.
36. Ibid.
37. Thom Shanker, “Gorbachev Honors His Enemy and Friend,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A25.
38. John P. Diggins, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007), xiv.
39. John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History (New York: Penguin, 2006), xxix.
40. Paul Krugman, “An Economic Legend,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A27.
41. The World Bank Group, “Real Interest Rate (%),” http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FR.INR.RINR?page=5.
42. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey,” http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet.
43. John Patrick Diggins, “How Reagan Beat the Neocons,” New York Times, June 11, 2004, A27.
44. John Kass, “Reagan Taught Us to Stand Tall as Americans,” Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2004, 2.
45. Ibid.
46. Timothy L. O’Brien and David D. Kirkpatrick, “Nonpolitical Study of Terror Is Caught Up in Politics,” New York Times, June 12, 2004, A6.
47. R. C. Longworth, “End of the Cold War,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 2004, 11.
48. Ibid.
49. New York Times, “Transcript of the Presidential Debate Between Carter and Reagan in Cleveland,” October 29, 1980, A26.
50. Hardball with Chris Matthews, MSNBC, May 3, 2007.
51. “2000 Presidential Election; Electoral Vote Totals,” www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/2000.html.
52. Tony Dolan, in discussion with the author, April 1, 2014.
53. Peggy Noonan, “The Ben Elliott Story,” Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2004, http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB122460039897754255.
54. Tony Dolan, in discussion with the author, April 1, 2014.
55. David Bufkin, in discussion with the author, March 13, 2014.
56. Rick Ahearn, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2014.
57. Calvin Woodward, “Tens of Thousands View Reagan Casket; Friends Close Ranks Around Mrs. Reagan Before Funeral,” Associated Press, June 10, 2004.
58. Ibid.
59. Memorandum, “In Memoriam,” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
60. Rick Ahearn, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2014.
61. Mike Allen, “Reagan Veterans Bring Back the ’80s,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A31.
62. Joanne Drake, in discussion with the author, March 19, 2014.
63. Lou Cannon, in discussion with the author, March 27, 2014.
64. Vincent J. Schodolski and Michael Martinez, “Nation Mourns with Gestures Simple, Grand,” Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2004, 1.
65. Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times News Service, “Antarctic Data: New Ice Age Far Off,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2004, 14.
66. Peter Slevin and Robin Wright, “U.N. Backs Plan to End Iraq Occupation,” Washington Post, June 9, 2004, A1.
67. Peter Johnson, “What Will Stern Do if FCC Cracks Down on His Radio Show?” USA Today, June 14, 2004, 8D.
68. Washington Post, “Tributes in Word and Deed,” June 10, 2004, A22.
69. Ibid.
70. Jeff Zeleny, John McCormick, William Neikirk, Michael Tackett, Rick Pearson, Richard Wronski, Imran Vittachi and Rick Jervis, “Sad Hour in the Life of America,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 2004, 12.
71. Ibid.
72. Associated Press, “Text of State Resolution Honoring Reagan,” June 9, 2004.
73. Good Morning America, “Reverends Billy and Franklin Graham Condolences for the President,” ABC News Transcripts, June 6, 2004.
74. Steve Colo, in discussion with the author, June 3, 2014.
75. Ibid.
76. Ibid.
77. Ibid.
78. Ibid.
79. John Barletta, Riding with Reagan: From the White House to the Ranch (New York: Citadel, 2005), 219.
80. Bill Schulz, in discussion with the author.
81. Fred Ryan, in discussion with the author, July 31, 2013.
82. Ronald Reagan, “Keepers of the Peace,” The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, May 15, 1993, www3.citadel.edu/pao/addresses/reagan.htm.
83. Haley Barbour, in discussion with the author, January 21, 2014.
84. Ronald Reagan, Reagan: A Life in Letters, eds. Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson and Martin Anderson (New York: Free Press, 2003), 834.
85. Howard Kurtz, “15 Years Later, the Remaking of a President,” Washington Post, June 7, 2004, C1.
86. Eric Pianin and Thomas B. Edsall, “Schisms from Administration Lingered for Years,” Washington Post, June 9, 2004, A1.
87. Ibid.
88. David Johnston, “The Iran-Contra Report: The Overview,” New York Times, January 19, 1994, A1.
89. Pianin, Edsall, “Schisms from Administration Lingered for Years.”
90. Robert J. Samuelson, “Unsung Triumph,” Washington Post, June 9, 2004, A21.
91. Howard Kurtz, “Fewer Republicans Trust the News, Survey Finds,” Washington Post, June 9, 2004, C1.
92. Cheryl Wetzstein, Monique E. Stuart and Megan Fromm, “Braving the Line for a Last Goodbye,” Washington Times, June 12, 2004, A6.
CHAPTER 8 DO WE NOT HEAR THE CHIMES AT MIDDAY?
1. David Keene, in discussion with the author.
2. Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at the Annual Dinner of the Conservative Political Action Conference,” March 1, 1985, www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1985/30185f.htm.
3. Confidential interview with the author.
4. Rick Ahearn, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2014.
5. Michael K. Deaver, Nancy: A Portrait of My Years with Nancy Reagan (New York: William Morrow, 2004), 196.
6. Military District of Washington, “The Evolution of State Funerals,” http://mdwhome.mdw.army.mil/evolutionofsf.htm.
7. Michael Kilian, “Since 1841, Nation Has Had Many State Funerals,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2004, 18.
8. Roger Peele, in discussion with the author, May 9, 2014.
9. Roger Peele, “Ronald Reagan’s Magnanimity,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A24.
10. Roger Peele, in discussion with the author, May 9, 2014.
11. Peele, “Ronald Reagan’s Magnanimity.”
12. Roger Peele, in discussion with the author, May 9, 2014.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. Peele, “Ronald Reagan’s Magnanimity.”
16. Skadden, “Gregory B. Craig,” www.skadden.com/professionals/gregory-b-craig.
17. Caryle Murphy, “Cathedral Flower Guild Gets Chance to Bloom,” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A33.
18. Special R
eport, ABC News Transcripts, June 9, 2004.
19. Peter Hannaford, Reagan’s Roots: The People and Places That Shaped His Character (Bennington, VT: Images from the Past, 2012), 50.
20. Mark Cheathem, “Andrew Jackson’s Profane Parrot,” Jacksonian America: Society, Personality, and Politics (blog), April 16, 2012, http://jacksonianamerica.com/2012/04/16/andrew-jacksons-profane-parrot/.
21. Don Higginbotham, George Washington Reconsidered (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2001), 256.
22. Benson John Lossing and Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political (London, UK: Virtue and Company, 1860), 542.
23. Marylou Tousignant, “Two Hundred Years of Presidential Funerals,” Washington Post, June 10, 2004, C14.
24. Ibid.
25. Ronald Reagan, “Address at Republican National Convention,” CNN, August 17, 1992, www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/reagan/stories/speech.archive/rnc.speech.html.
26. Ibid.
27. Sgt. Contricia Sellers-Ford, “Lying in State for Former President Reagan,” United States Capitol Police, June 11, 2004, www.uscapitolpolice.gov/pressreleases/2004/pr_06–11–04.php.
28. Connie Cass, “Nancy Reagan Showed How to Touch Casket,” Associated Press, June 11, 2004.
29. Robert G. Kaiser, “Gorbachev: ’We All Lost Cold War,’ ” Washington Post, June 11, 2004, A1.
30. Eric Rich and Allan Lengel, “Long Line Leads to a Letdown,” Washington Post, June 12, 2004, A29.
31. Tarron Lively and Jeffrey Sparshott, “Funeral Procession Fuels Record Usage of Metro,” Washington Times, June 11, 2004, A12.
32. Rich, Lengel, “Long Line Leads to a Letdown.”
33. Ibid.
34. Cheryl Wetzstein, Monique E. Stuart and Megan Fromm, “Braving the Line for a Last Goodbye,” Washington Times, June 12, 2004, A6.
35. Rick Ahearn, in discussion with the author, March 25, 2014.
36. Michael Wagner, in discussion with the author, March 24, 2014.
37. Memorandum, “The State Funeral of President Ronald Reagan,” June 11, 2004, 9, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
38. Ibid., 11–12.
39. Michael Barone, “The ’Great Communicator’ Was the FDR of the 1980s,” Chicago Sun-Times, June 15, 2004, 39.
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