Exclusive — Pearl Harbor Historian Wonders If America Can Stay Together Through Its Third Century
America may not have what it takes to stay together in its third century, historian Craig Shirley assessed on the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
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Reagan Biographer: Democrats Should Denounce JFK, LBJ, Woodrow Wilson, for Racism
“To destroy Ronald Reagan is to destroy American conservatism, and that’s what this is all about,” determined biographer Craig Shirley.
Craig Shirley: Ronald Reagan’s Choice to Run with George H.W. Bush Changed History
“Reagan makes that phone call to George Bush at the last minute and asks him to go on the ticket with him, it forever changes the arc of American history,” Shirley said, noting that both Bush and his son George W. Bush became president.
NYT Best Selling Author Craig Shirley’s Riveting Discussion of December 7, 1941
Noted Reagan biographer and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley, who in 2013 wrote December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World, joined Breitbart News Tonight hosts Steve Bannon and Alex Marlow for a riveting discussion of the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that launched America into World War II.
Craig Shirley–‘Citizen Newt’: Gingrich a Reagan Conservative of ‘Indomitable Optimism’ and ‘Inexhaustible Energy’
Author and historian Craig Shirley talked about his new book Citizen Newt: The Making of a Reagan Conservative on Friday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily.
Craig Shirley on Memorial Day: World War II Soldiers and Civilians Made ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’ Without Complaint
Craig Shirley, author of the seminal Ronald Reagan biographies Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan, Reagan’s Revolution, and Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America, was a guest on the Breitbart News Daily Memorial Day special edition.
Pinkerton: Reagan Rising, Carter Falling: a New Book Offers Lessons for Trump from Two Presidents
“For conservatives, it was their Camelot.” Those words appear as the epigraph to Craig Shirley’s new book, Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980. In his new volume, Shirley chronicles the years 1976 to 1980, when Reagan, having lost his bid to grab the Republican presidential nomination away from Gerald Ford, was pondering his next political move—if there was to be one. Along the way, we learn much about America in the late 70s—lessons that echo even to this day, as Americans once again see populist insurgency pitted against establishment power.
Craig Shirley: Like Trump, Reagan Would Use Twitter to Get Around Media Today
Bestselling author and Reagan historian, Craig Shirley, talked with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday regarding his latest book of his Reagan anthology, “Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980.”
Historian Craig Shirley on Pearl Harbor: ‘December 7 Is the Linchpin of History for America’
Historian Craig Shirley, author of December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World, joined SiriusXM host Matt Boyle on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Washington Examiner: Conservatives Praise Steve Bannon as Trump’s Chief Strategist
The Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist Paul Bedard reports on the conservative movement’s praise for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Stephen K. Bannon as senior counselor and chief strategist.
Hillary Clinton First Candidate in Modern American History to Run for President with Pneumonia
Hillary Clinton is the first major party candidate for president in modern American political history to be diagnosed with pneumonia after being named the party’s standard bearer.
Release of Ronald Reagan’s Shooter Is ‘Outrageous, Disgraceful and a Travesty of Justice’
Reagan biographer Craig Shirley issued a statement Wednesday morning on the release of John Hinckley, Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Craig Shirley on Fiorina: ‘Cruz Had To Do Something’
“Cruz had to do something,” he said. “He had to do something because the straight line projection showed Trump headed toward a first ballot nomination. And he very well may be headed toward a first ballot nomination. But at least this gives people pause and it did change the storyline, at least for 24 hours.”
Craig Shirley: Nancy Secured Ronald Reagan’s Legacy
On Breitbart News Sunday, host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon interviewed Ronald Reagan historian Craig Shirley about the the death of Nancy Reagan.
Craig Shirley: The Fall of the House of Bush
That plummeting sound you hear is the fall of the House of Bush. Unfortunately for the family, it is not falling silently into the woods and there are plenty of people to hear it and witness it and, in time, kick over the dead embers of Bushism.
Biographer: When Reagan Skipped Iowa Debate in 1980 ‘It Was Not a Similar Situation At All’
Ronald Reagan’s biographer and author of the new book, Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan, Craig Shirley tells Breitbart News that when Ronald Reagan skipped an Iowa debate of Republican presidential candidates in 1980 “it was not a similar situation at all.”
Jeb Bush: ‘My Brother’ George ‘Probably The Most Popular President Amongst Republicans’
Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush said Tuesday that his brother – former President George W. Bush – is “probably the most popular president amongst Republicans in this country.”
Review—Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan
No historian has done a better job of chronicling Ronald Reagan’s rise to power than Craig Shirley. As always, Shirley is a perfect antidote to the “court historians” who never really “got” Reagan. Shirley’s books on Reagan’s 1976 and 1980 presidential campaigns, Reagan’s Revolution and Rendezvous With Destiny, are the gold standard in describing the Gipper’s ascendence and successful capture of the White House.
Historian Craig Shirley — Huffington Post Gets it Wrong on Ronald Reagan’s 1980 Presidential Campaign
On Sunday, the Huffington Post ran an Op-Ed attacking presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for claiming that Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election mostly on his conservative principles.
‘Breitbart News Sunday’ on SXM 125: Trump’s Surge, the Search for the Next Reagan
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, guest host Matthew Boyle and co-host Alex Swoyer will be discussing the most important news stories of the week.
Exclusive — Reagan Biographer Firm Signs on for Communications, Strategy for Scott Walker Super PAC
As he’s become the 2016 GOP presidential campaign’s clear frontrunner—before even announcing a candidacy—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s 2016 team just made a huge pickup, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
Biographer: Reagan Fought Elite Establishment His Whole Life; Obama ‘Facebook President’ Who Lacks ‘Understanding of American History’
On Breitbart News Sunday, Craig Shirley, the preeminent Ronald Reagan biographer and historian who has always understood grassroots conservatives, reminded listeners that the Washington establishment disdained Reagan much like it hates today’s top conservatives. Noting that “RINOs” never embraced Reagan
