ex-Marxist apostates (was He's Got the Whole World In His Hands)

Rkmickey at aol.com Rkmickey at aol.com
Fri Oct 1 06:20:25 PDT 1999


Jim heartfield wrote:


>It is reported here that the new Reagan biography says that the Gipper
>applied for Communist Party membership but was turned down on grounds of
>being to stupid. Anyone confirm?

The account I saw cited an interview with Howard Fast, in turn citing someone else, as the source. Howard Fast has changed his mind about so many aspects of his own biography over the years that I wouldn't put a lot of credence in this tale.

K. Mickey



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