Book · 2017 · Business & Economics
Leadership Lessons: Ronald Reagan
Why people recommend it
Leadership Lessons: Ronald Reagan by Will Peters is a biographical examination focusing on the leadership style, political strategies, and historical impact of the fortieth United States president. On The Ezra Klein Show in an episode titled I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War published on March 10, 2026, guest Nadia Schadlow discussed the book during the final segment of the interview. Nadia Schadlow recommended Will Inboden's biography of Reagan to help readers understand the context of political slogans like peace through strength, which continue to echo in contemporary conservative discourse. She noted that Donald Trump frequently invokes Reagan and the concept of peace through strength, though she also shared an interesting historical insight that the phrase originated with Richard Nixon before being adopted by Reagan and later by Trump. By bringing up the biography, Schadlow illustrated how modern political rhetoric is tethered to historical lineages within American foreign policy and presidential messaging. The recommendation provided podcast listeners with a historical lens through which to analyze the shifting ideological vocabulary of the American right and the enduring legacy of Cold War-era strategies in current political debates.
Who recommended it
- Nadia Schadlow Recommended
Nadia Schadlow — 1 mention
“And then third, the Reagan biography by Will Inboden, because also just to understand, Trump invokes Reagan a lot. Peace through strength, although actually peace through strength was, I learned first a Nixon phrase which then Reagan used and now Trump is using.”