The Rise of the Right From Reagan to Trump | Amanpour and Company

Historian and journalist Rick Perlstein has been called the “chronicler extraordinaire of American conservatism.” His new book "Reaganland" is the latest in a series exploring how conservative politics came to dominate America. This installment retraces Ronald Reagan's path to the White House. The author speaks with Walter Isaacson about how this sequence of events led to the current political climate in America.

Originally aired on August 28, 2020.

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