My Father at 100

February 6 2011 is the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagans birth. To mark the occasion Ron Reagan has written My Father at 100 an intimate look at the life of his fatherone of the most popular presidents in American historytold from the perspective of someone who knew Ronald Reagan better than any advisor friend or colleague. As he grew up under his fathers watchful gaze he observed the very qualities that made the future president a powerful leader. Yet for all of their shared experiences of horseback rides and touch football games there was much that Ron never knew about his fathers past. In My Father at 100 he sets out to understand this beloved if often enigmatic figure who turned his early tribulations into a stunning political career. Since his death in 2004 President Reagan has been a galvanizing force that personifies the values of an older America and represents an important era in national history. Ron Reagan traces the sources of these values in his fathers early years and offers a heartfelt portrait of a man and his countryand his personal memories of the president he knew as Dad.