Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America’s position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors. Mac Baldrige, a successful businessman from Connecticut, became Secretary of Commerce charged with resolving this problem. This book recounts the abbreviated Washington career of an American original during the era Conservatives celebrate as “morning in America.”
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Lyons Press
Release
November 03, 2015
Mac Baldrige: The Cowboy in Ronald Reagan's Cabinet
Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America’s position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors. Mac Baldrige, a successful businessman from Connecticut, became Secretary of Commerce charged with resolving this problem. This book recounts the abbreviated Washington career of an American original during the era Conservatives celebrate as “morning in America.”