Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-07-26
Books mentioned on The Astrologer Who Managed The Reagan Presidency
Was Ronald Reagan's Astrologer a Bastard? In Episode 14, Robert is joined by Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch (Night Call Podcast) and they dive into Joan Quigley's career as The Reagan's Astrologer.
Robert Evans discussed For the Record by Donald T. Regan, What Does Joan Say? by Joan Quigley, and My Turn by Nancy Reagan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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For the Record
For the Record: From Wall Street to the White House is a political memoir by Donald T.
Discussed“So in 1988 he published a memoir called For the Record where he revealed to the world the White House's quote most closely guarded secret.”
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What Does Joan Say?
Discussed“So Joan decided to write a memoir of her own and on March 1st, 1990 she published What Does Joan Say? My Seven Years as White House Astrologer to Nancy and Ronald Reagan. This is the book that I read for this podcast.”
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My Turn
My Turn is a revealing political memoir by former First Lady Nancy Reagan that details her time in the White House, including her controversial reliance on astrology.
Discussed“But then she claims that Nancy Reagan's memoir My Turn forced her to reconsider. She said it reads like fiction and much of it is evasive. That is the beginning of what would become several hundred pages of throwing shade at Nancy Reagan.”
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