Esquire "The Magazine for Men" -- Including all the great writers, illustrators, pictorials, vintage advertisements, fashion and more -- Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: August 1980; Volume 94 No. 2 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 COVER: RONALD REAGAN. Photo Trends, Color Realization By Sally Slight. FEATURES: PRESIDENTIAL PLAYHOUSE, STARRING RONALD REAGAN: Scene 1: DUTCH REAGAN, ALL-AMERICAN by Joel Kotkin and Paul Grabowicz -- Wherein a wholesome boy from Illinois hits it big in Hollywood and politics by playing a wholesome hometown boy. Scene 2: LIFE BEGINS AT SEVENTY by Joel Kotkin, Paul Grabowicz, and Jeff Stern -- Wherein we add a new twist to an old question: In Ronnie's administration, would the Cabinet be half empty or half full. Scene 3: RON AND DESTINY by Garry Wills -- Wherein the old conservative war-horse, upon scrutiny, turns out to be a charismatic leader who ought to frighten us -- but doesn't. BLUE-CHIP BLADES by Geoffrey Norman -- These custom-made knives are works of art, they are solid investments, they are genuine blades of class. LOVE LETTERS FROM OLYMPUS by Ronald Steel -- How a cataclysmic love affair with his best friend's wife changed the public and private life of America's most revered journalist -- Walter Lippmann. THE STATE OF THE UNION, 1980 by Gore Vidal -- The good news is, an astute observer here surveys the status of the republic. The bad news is the status of the republic. HABERSPLASHERY Fashion by David Epstein -- A guide to the full range of rainwear, from the classic trenchcoat to the latest designs, colors, and featherweight fabrics. MORE NOTES ON CAMP by Betsy Carter -- Summer camp, that is, where a child personality can be shaped -- or bent -- as some familiar personalities attest. CIVIL DEFENSE Fiction by Tim O'Brien -- There is nothing make-believe about missiles, bombs, nuclear peril. Just ask the kid under the Ping-Pong table. DEPARTMENTS: BACKSTAGE WITH ESQUIRE -- The American Experience. THE SOUND AND THE FURY -- Letters from Readers. AMERICAN BEAT -- That's Entertainment by Bob Greene. VITAL SIGNS -- Thrills and Chills by John Jerome. UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM -- Does the Establishment Live? by Adam Smith. ETHICS -- Just Good Friends by Harry Stein. HIGH LIFE -- The Arty American by Taki. THE ESQUIRER -- Early Warnings, Offfiand Comments, Gratuitous Advice. MOVIE CLASSICS -- M by Edward Sorel. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD + condition (see photo), Approx 8 1/2" X 11" Standard magazine Format. Vintage Esquire magazines are more and more sought after as time goes by, and they are getting more scarce on the market!