During even the busiest times in his presidency, Ronald Reagan took time out each week to respond to dozens of letters from the many friends and private citizens who wrote to him about their concerns. Now, the authors have culled the best of them for a chronological collection that tracks the course of political events during Reagan's eight-year presidency. A fascinating glimpse at the issues facing the United States in the 1980s, Dear Americans reflects an engaged mind focused on a wide range of policy issues and keenly sensitive to government's impact on the lives of American citizens. Written in a down-to-earth, often gently humorous tone, the letters reveal much about this President's unshakable political convictions, religious faith, and concern for humanity. Book jacket.