A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century
A Singular Bond That Changed History
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Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John PaulÂ II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders.

Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor changes that. In this fascinating book, he reveals a singular bondâ€”which included a spiritual connection between the Catholic pope and the Protestant presidentâ€”that drove the two men to confront what they knew to be the great evil of the twentieth century: Soviet communism.
Reagan and John PaulÂ II almost didnâ€™t have the opportunity to forge this relationship: just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, they took bullets from would-be assassins. But their strikingly similar near-death experiences brought them close togetherâ€”to Moscowâ€™s dismay.

A Pope and a PresidentÂ is the product of years of research. Based on Kengorâ€™s tireless archival digging and his unique access to Reagan insiders, the book reveals:
- The inside story on the 1982 meeting where the president and the pope confided their conviction that God had spared their lives for the purpose of defeating communism
- Captivating new information on the attempt on John PaulÂ IIâ€™s life, including a Âpreviously unreported secret CIA investigationâ€”was Moscow behind the plot?
- The many similarities and the spiritual bond between the pope and the presidentâ€”and how Reagan privately spoke of the â€œDPâ€: the Divine Plan to take down communism
- New details about how the Protestant Reagan became intensely interested in the â€œsecrets of FÃ¡tima,â€ which date to the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at FÃ¡tima, Portugal, starting on MayÂ 13, 1917â€”Âsixty-four years to the day before John PaulÂ II was shot
- A startling insider account of how the USSR may have been set to invade the popeâ€™s native Poland in March 1981â€”only to pull back when news broke that Reagan had been shot
Nancy Reagan called John PaulÂ II her husbandâ€™s â€œclosest friendâ€; Reagan himself told Polish visitors that the pope was his â€œbest friend.â€ When you read this book, you will understand why. As kindred spirits, Ronald Reagan and John PaulÂ II united in pursuit of a supreme objectiveâ€”and in doing so they changed history.
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Country	USA
Author	Paul Kengor
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781504046916
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Manufacturer	Intercollegiate Studies Institute
NumberOfPages	653
PublicationDate	2017-04-18
Publisher	Intercollegiate Studies Institute
ReleaseDate	2017-04-18
Studio	Intercollegiate Studies Institute

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

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