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Reels. Time. 1931 – 1967. HBO Archives.
    FOX News Reels.
    OTHER MATERIALS
    Claude Wickard. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard’s Diary. Wickard Collection. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.
    Presidential Records. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
    Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack.
    Henry Lewis Stimson Papers, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
    The Churchill Center and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London, Speeches,
    INTERVIEWS
    Gerald Eckert, Interview by Craig Shirley.
    McShane, Susan. Interview by Craig Shirley. September 12, 2011.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    C raig Shirley is the author of the critically praised bestsellers about President Reagan, Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America and Reagan’s Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All . He is the president of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, was chosen in 2005 by Springfield College as their Outstanding Alumnus, and has been named the First Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan’s alma mater.
    His books have been hailed as the definitive works on the Gipper’s campaigns of 1976 and 1980. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and has lectured at the Reagan Library.
    Shirley, a widely sought after speaker and commentator, has written extensively for the Washington Post , the Washington Examiner , the Washington Times , the Los Angeles Times, Town Hall , the Weekly Standard , and many other publications. He also edited the book, Coaching Youth Lacrosse , for the Lacrosse Foundation.
    Shirley and his wife, Zorine, are the parents of four children. They reside at “Trickle Down Point” on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, Virginia. His varied interests include sailing, waterskiing, sport shooting, renovating buildings, and scuba diving. He was a decorated contract agent for the Central Intelligence Agency.
    Shirley is now working on three more books on Reagan as well as a political biography of Newt Gingrich.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    D uring the final course of writing this book, my editor and friend at Thomas Nelson, Joel Miller, was in the middle of doing a wonderful thing. He and his wife Megan were in Uganda adopting two young boys. While there for several weeks, he edited December 1941 on a laptop on a table in the bathroom of his hotel. Their magnificence of kindness and charity and sacrifice puts book writing into perspective. Thank you, Joel.
    Thank you also to the marvelous professionals at Nelson: Dave Schroeder, Heather Skelton, Kristen Parrish, Jason Jones, Julie Faires, Brian Hampton, Debbie Eicholtz, Rosie Colvin, and Dean Nelson. In addition to their skills and patience, they also have a very necessary sense of humor.
    As in the case of my previous books, this one would not have been possible without the tender ministries, patience, tough editing, long hours, and superior suggestions of my wife and best friend, Zorine. Nor would this have been possible without the encouragement and support of my business partner and our friend, Diana Banister. Thank you, Zorine. Thank you, Diana.
    Andrew Shirley was superb in his research, editing, fact-checking, and advice. He has dedicated, literally, thousands of hours to this book. This is as much Zorine’s and Andrew’s book as it is mine. Thank you. Thanks also to Borko and Andreja Komnenovic for their superb work.
    Thanks also to our other children, Matthew, Taylor, and Mitchell for their encouragement and love and help and support. Our children are simply the most important people in Zorine’s and my life.
    Special thanks to four dear friends: Vic Gold, Fred Barnes, Michael McShane and Gay Hart Gaines for their support, advice, and wise council. The same goes for Gary Maloney.
    And thanks to John Persinos for his advice and input on edits as well as cultural and historical suggestions and many thanks