Sea Control 389 - Reagan's War Stories with Benjamin Griffin

MAJ Ben Griffin, the Chief of the Military History Division at the USMA, discusses his new book, Reagan’s War Stories: A Cold War Presidency with Dr. Edward Salo. Dr. Griffin examines the popular fiction that Reagan consumed during his life, and how that influenced his worldview. Griffin argues that the novels of Tom Clancy, Louis L’Amour, and science fiction influenced Reagan’s view of 1980s geopolitics. Dr. Griffin also contends that Reagan used stories as a way to present his political viewpoints to the American public and the world. This episode was edited and produced by Jared Samuelson.