"I WAS AN ACTOR WHO KNEW HOW TO GIVE A GOOD SPEECH": INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN
REAGAN, Ronald. Speaking My Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1989). Octavo, original half blue cloth, original dust jacket. $4500.
First trade edition of Reagan's selected speeches, inscribed by him on the dedication page, "To Dr. R— F— with Very Best Wishes & Regards. Ronald Reagan. March 22, 1990."
Selected and annotated by Reagan, this collection begins with one of his first public talks, delivered in 1951, and includes the many speeches that helped define the "Reagan Revolution" and his two terms in the White House. Published simultaneously with a signed limited edition of 5000 copies.
Book fine, dust jacket nearly so.