Reagan at CPAC: The Words that Continue to Inspire a Revolution

by Ronald Reagan, Matt Schlapp (Editor), Mike Pence (Preface by), Edwin Meese III (Afterword)

Overview

Contributors include Ben Shapiro, Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows, Allie Beth Stuckey, Charlie Kirk, Katie Pavlich, Michael Reagan, KT McFarland, Dan Schneider, and Wayne LaPierre.

Preface by Vice President Mike Pence.

Ronald Reagan's wisdom is more relevant today than ever—and so are the speeches he gave at the Conservative Political Action Conference, collected here in one volume for the first time.

Reagan’s wit, passion, and insight are on full display in these addresses that roused the conservative movement when it was embattled—and that celebrated its successes when Reagan led conservatives to political victory and the White House.

In Reagan at CPAC, the former president's speeches are accompanied by commentaries from an all-star cast of conservative contributors who put Reagan's words in context while showcasing the remarkable relevance of Reagan's insights to the challenges we face today.

Edited and introduced by Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, and with an afterword by Reagan’s former Counselor and Attorney General Edwin Meese III, Reagan at CPAC is an invaluable addition to any conservative’s bookshelf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621579540
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	407,856
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Matt Schlapp is the chairman of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s original grassroots conservative organization and the host of CPAC, the largest conservative conference in the world. He is also the founding principal of Cove Strategies, a legislative, communications, and political consulting firm. For the first term of President George W. Bush’s administration, Schlapp worked in the White House political affairs office where he served as director through the 2004 reelection campaign. Matt and his wife Mercedes have five young daughters and are parishioners of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface Vice President Mike Pence ix

Foreword Dan Schneider xiii

Introduction Matt Schlapp xvii

A Time for Choosing - 1964 1

We Will Be as a City upon a Hill - 1974 15

Commentary Katie Pavlich 27

Let Them Go Their Way - 1975 31

Commentary Morton Blackwell 41

The New Republican Party - 1977 47

America's Purpose in the World - 1978 65

Commentary KT McFarland 79

Excerpts from CPAC - 1979 83

Commentary Gordon G. Chang 87

"Our Time Is Now. Our Moment Has Arrived." - 1981 93

Commentary Michael Reagan 103

The Agenda Is Victory - 1982 107

Commentary Wayne LaPierre 121

We Will Not Be Turned Back - 1983 125

Commentary Charlie Kirk 141

Our Noble Vision: An Opportunity Society for All - 1984 145

Commentary Steve Forbes 157

Creators of the Future - 1985 161

Commentary Ted Cruz 171

Forward for Freedom - 1986 175

Commentary Mark Meadows 189

A Future That Works - 1987 193

Commentary Allie Beth Stuckey 201

On the Frontier of Freedom - 1988 205

Commentary Bill Walton 219

Afterword Edwin Meese III 223

Acknowledgments 227

Appendices 229

Index 361