311. Reagan: The Road to the White House

<p>His Hollywood career drying up, Ronald Reagan works both for the Screen Actors Guild and General Electric in the 1950s. Building connections with the Californian elite, and having gained national attention with a speech for the Republican presidential candidate in 1964, he becomes Governor of California in 1966. A pragmatic, anti-hippie, centre-right governor, he goes on to win the Republican presidential nomination at his second attempt, and the American presidency at his first.</p><br><p><br></p><p>*The Rest Is History Live Tour April 2023*:</p><br><p>Tom and Dominic are going on tour in April 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, and Salford! Buy your tickets here:</p><br><p>https://robomagiclive.com/the-rest-is-history/</p><br><p>Twitter:&nbsp;</p><br><p>@TheRestHistory</p><br><p>@holland_tom</p><br><p>@dcsandbrook</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>