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LeftCoastReader's avatar

I was not aware of Joan Didion until I read the obits after she died, so I'm late to hear of her observations about Reagan during his govenorship. When I encountered him at multiple events between 1991 and 1993, I saw a glaringly on-stage / off-stage presence; speaking behind the podium he was the president you saw in the 80s, but when not playing the role, he seemed fragile. Now I know there was nothing new to that. It was a long standing, deeply ingrained characteristic.

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Penelope's avatar

Sonny, could we try to remember that it was Barry Goldwater who went to the White House to tell Nixon to resign? There were multiple perspectives but a complete loss of morality and the absence of belief in American democracy was NEVER an issue.

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