Paul Kengor Audio & Video

Just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, Pope John Paul II and President ­Ronald Reagan took bullets from would-be assassins.

Ronald Reagan is hailed today for a presidency that restored optimism to America, engendered years of economic prosperity, and helped bring about the fall of the Soviet Union.

Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders.

Based on extraordinary research: a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire....

Paul Kengor talked about his books and took viewer questions. Prof. Kengor's books include "Dupes," "Takedown," and the recently published "The Divine Plan: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Dramatic End of the Cold War".

In his memoir, Barack Obama omits the full name of his mentor, simply calling him Frank. Now, the truth is out....