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Patrick J. Buchanan

Right from the Beginning Paperback – December 1, 1990

by Patrick J. Buchanan (Author)

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Warm and self-deprecating, surprisingly witty, honest to a fault about his political views...Mr. Buchanan has a secret weapon: Charm. -- The New York Times

Paperback: 398 pages
Publisher: Regnery Pub (December 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0895267454
ISBN-13: 978-0895267450
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Customer Reviews: 20 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7379 in U.S. Political Science
- #12404 in Political Science (Books)
- #6476 in Political Leader Biographies

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Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019

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The Family Buchanan

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2012

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The great thing about this auto-biography is the description of Catholic family
life in Washington DC in the 1940s and 1950s. The Buchanans were all-in when
it came to the church and the life surrounding it. And for Pat Buchanan, nothing
could have been better. Lacking money didn't mean an improvished life. Standing
up for yourself wasn't seen as polically incorrect. It was all for one, and one for all.

The most disappointing thing about the biography is that Buchanon deliberately leaves out much of his work for Presidents Nixon and Reagon.

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Jacqueline Stein

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Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015

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Great book in wonderful shape. Thanks!

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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016

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Anything from Pat Buchanan is worth reading.

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kenneth w. haynes

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Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017

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great book

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James Gallen

A Book to make you stand up and cheer!

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 1998

Format: Paperback

"Right from the Beginning" is a very interesting, easy read. It is, primarily, a personal, rather than a political, autobiography of Pat Buchanan. Those seeking an insight into the Nixon or Reagan White Houses will be disappointed. Those searching for an understanding of what makes Pat Buchanan the man that he is will be very satisfied. The book is, for the most part, a series of personal and family antidotes which Pat uses to tell the story of how he got to where he was in 1990. Here and there he will interrupt the anrrative to insert a philosophical statement about life, religion or politics. To this St. Louisian who grew up in the Catholic school system a few years after Pat, there is much which seems familiar. For me, this book took the emotions on a roller coaster ride. The first section, dealing with his grade school years, is my favorite part of the book. In it Pat records the environment in which we lived, the things we were taught and the lasting beliefs which we still hold. The second section, dealing with his high school and college years records a lot of pranks and activities which are not part of my experience and which I did not find to be very enjoyable. In the third section, dealing with his career, my enthusiasm rebounded, in part because of the references to places and people in St. Louis. The greatest value in this book is the understanding it gives one of Pat Buchanan. Many public figures are hidden behind the facades created by their managers. We often have difficulty understanding what their core values are. The Pat Buchanan we see is Pat Buchanan. "Right From the Beginning" shows us what makes the Pat Buchanan we see and admire.

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Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr.

Insightful Autobiography

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2003

Format: Paperback

Buchanan is straightforward in telling why he thinks what he thinks in this intimate portrayal of his developmental years. In the 1950s Washington, D. C. was not the metropolis it is today. Buchanan grew up in the nation's capital during a time of innocence and traditional family values. He describes the cultural influences he had in that era and how strong Christian values established his worldview. The impact individuals had on him, such as his dad, are discussed as he talks about the influence being more by example than rhetoric. He mentions sensing change in the air in the nation's collective viewpoint while in graduate school at Columbia University. Buchanan is a gifted writer. Books like this affirm the essence of what has become cliche, i.e., that truth is often more interesting than fiction.
Buchanan connects his personality with something larger than self, however as he links his life with the nation. He discusses where the country has been and the direction in which it is headed. He contrasts that with the social consensus found during the days of his boyhood. One senses that he feels that as others have passed the torch from one generation to the next, he feels responsible for making sure generations following him inherit a nation for which to be thankful.

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Eric Mayforth

A Great Autobiography

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2008

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"Right from the Beginning" is the enjoyable autobiography of Pat Buchanan. His account of growing up in the middle decades of the twentieth century in Washington, D.C. is a page-turner, and he stresses how growing up in the pre-Sixties era was much different from doing so afterward. Some of the anecdotes that Buchanan relays in the book are laugh-out-loud funny.

The book continues with Buchanan's path through college and graduate school to his days as an editorial writer in St. Louis. He tells the story of his hiring by Richard Nixon.

The closing section of the book concerns the political situation as Buchanan saw it when the book was published in 1988. He believed that the moral climate of the country was far more important than the state of the economy, and was an unceasing advocate, not of détente, but of the defeat of the Soviet Union.

Buchanan also has one of the best writing styles ever, and the fact that this book is still in print twenty years after it was published is indicative of how good it is.

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