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Right from the Beginning Hardcover – January 1, 1988

by Patrick J. Buchanan (Author)
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One of the nation's Republican conservatives speaks out on his life and career, discussing his Catholic upbringing, his family, his influence on both the Nixon and Reagan administrations, and his decision not to run for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination
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    392 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Little Brown & Co
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1988
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 5 x 1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0316114081
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0316114080
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Syndicated columnist Buchanan begins this memoir by explaining why he refused to be enlisted as the conservative Republicans' choice to succeed Reagan as president. As he discusses his Irish Catholic roots, growing up in Washington, D.C., and Chevy Chase, Md., and attending that "citadel of liberalism," Columbia's journalism school, he looks back with nostalgic affection to the 1950s. His eight years working for Nixon are covered in one short chapter, and about Reagan, this White House insider says even less. In a book that is part autobiography, part political agenda, Buchanan advocates prayer in the schools, the death penalty, support for the government of South Africa, laser-based nuclear weaponry and repeal of the amendment that limits a president to two terms. He defends Oliver North, morally condemns AIDS victims and thunders against the liberal "milquetoast" Catholic Church of the 1980s. Conservative Book Club selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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$18.95. autobiog Buchanan, columnist and television commentator, writes about his beliefs. His autobiography is a veritable celebration of Catholicism and masculinity, replete with accounts of youthful pranks, scrapes, and arrests. Raised by his father to be a fighter, Buchanan welcomed conflict and glided effortlessly into the politics of confrontation. The final two chapters of his book are highly polemical and will undoubtedly alienate some: He urges the elimination of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, decries superpower arms control negotiations, and asserts that "America's place should be at South Africa's side, sheltering this tormented country from her enemies." Politics aside, persistent references to streets and neighborhoods could prove irksome to readers unfamiliar with the metropolitan D.C. area.Kimberly G. Allen, Georgetown University Law Lib., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Brown & Co; First Edition (January 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316114081
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316114080
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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A very evenhanded and in depth view of an America that no longer exists. I feel nostalgia for a place I never knew.
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Well written and honest, though full of embarrassing details like excessive adolescent drinking, smoking, and fighting. Buchanan is proud of his Catholic upbringing, but one wonders at the excessive authoritarianism, emphasis on sports to the point of serious injury, and edgy nuns as violent as other nuns are saintly and angelic. Buchanan's nostalgia for Masses in a dead language is shared by many others, but peculiar in view of the fact that Jesus spoke Aramaic and the New Testament has more to do with Greek. Maybe there are some things about Catholicism it's better not to understand. Buchanan is highly intelligent, but one has to remember his expertise is in journalism, not in foreign policy, civics, nor economics, where he may say some brilliant things but without much sense of proportion. For example, he proposes no less than ten Constitutional amendments, and he got along well with Richard Nixon, who ran right and governed left, and followed a foreign policy of glaring inconsistency, designed to frustrate communist Soviets but embrace communist Chinese. While Buchanan loves the Jesuits, he must realize his admired mentors have quickly changed to represent nearly everything Buchanan says he's against.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The place to start for Pat Buchanan; Good DC history
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Tells the story of his formative years.

An added bonus for DMV residents is some ultra local DC history you won’t find many other places. If “Wheaton” or “Layhill Road” are places you recognize, you will appreciate the portrait of this area in the 40’s and 50’s. His description of Gonzaga High School is especially interesting. Like Nick Pellecanos, Mr. Buchanan writes about those parts of DC the tourists never see.
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