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Author Discusses New Reagan Biography

Bob Spitz spent more than five years conducting hundreds of interviews for his biography, Reagan: An American Journey.

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Biographer Bob Spitz has a new biography of former President Ronald Reagan, called Reagan: An American Journey.

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Reagan: An American Journey - Book CoverBiographer Bob Spitz has a new book about former President Ronald Reagan. Spitz spent more than five years conducting hundreds of interviews for his biography, Reagan: An American Journey.

Spitz spoke at the United Way of Greater Houston on Wednesday night.

But first, he sat down with Houston Matters producer Maggie Martin to talk about the former president and his legacy in Texas GOP politics.

  • President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, right, share a moment with Vice President and Mrs. George Bush following the oaths in the Capitol Building in Washington on Monday, Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty) (Photo Credit: AP)
    President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, right, share a moment with Vice President and Mrs. George Bush following the oaths in the Capitol Building in Washington on Monday, Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty) (Photo Credit: AP)
  • James Baker talks privately with President Reagan in 1983. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Reagan Library)
    James Baker talks privately with President Reagan in 1983. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Reagan Library)
  • Biographer Bob Spitz has a new biography of former President Ronald Reagan, called Reagan: An American Journey.
    Biographer Bob Spitz has a new biography of former President Ronald Reagan, called Reagan: An American Journey.
  • During his 1988 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan holds up a 14-pound continuing resolution for the budget, part of a total package weighing 43-pounds, which the president said was two months late from Congress. Vice President George H.W. Bush (left) and House Speaker James Wright of Texas listen behind him. (Photo Credit: Bob Daugherty /AP)
    During his 1988 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan holds up a 14-pound continuing resolution for the budget, part of a total package weighing 43-pounds, which the president said was two months late from Congress. Vice President George H.W. Bush (left) and House Speaker James Wright of Texas listen behind him. (Photo Credit: Bob Daugherty /AP)
  • Former President and Mrs. Reagan walk with first lady Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush after the inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1989.
    Former President and Mrs. Reagan walk with first lady Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush after the inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1989.
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