I, every person I interviewed, almost without exception, eventually would say, ‘You know, I could never really figure him out.'” Morris decided to use a fictional character in his biography in an attempt to paint Reagan as how one might see Reagan if you had known Reagan over his life and career. As Morris said, “Nobody around him understood him. Why did he include fictional elements in the biography? Well after years of being around Reagan, interviewing him many times, along with personal acquaintances and people who worked for the President, Morris had a difficult time figuring Reagan out, getting inside his head. Morris had fictional elements in his biography of Reagan. After its release, the biography generated a lot of controversy over the way it was written. Morris was basically hired on as White House staff during the Reagan years so he could research and write Reagan’s official biography. Morris was also the official biographer of President Ronald Reagan. I can’t say enough about Morris’s art and skill as a biographer. The 3 volume biography leaves you feeling like you’ve truly been in the presence of TR. The first volume, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award. Morris is mostly known for his 3 volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt (TR). In the interview above O’Brien talks with one of my favorite biographers and writers, Edmund Morris. Conan O’Brien has a new project going called Serious Jibber-Jabber.
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