The Gift of Humor

Ronald Reagan’s famously relaxed personality was, of course, one of his biggest assets. He had a wonderful gift for making people feel at ease in his presence. And one of his favorite means of doing so was to tell a joke.

Jokes, of course, can take many forms. Some people build them right into their conversational style—the biting remark, the sarcastic aside, etc. Reagan’s conversations, and even his speeches, were never biting, let alone sarcastic, though he enjoyed poking gentle fun at his opponents.

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William A. Rusher

Ronald Reagan’s famously relaxed personality was, of course, one of his biggest assets. He had a wonderful gift for making people feel at ease in his presence. And one of his favorite means of doing so was to tell a joke.

Jokes, of course, can take many forms. Some people build them right into their conversational style—the biting remark, the sarcastic aside, etc. Reagan’s conversations, and even his speeches, were never biting, let alone sarcastic, though he enjoyed poking gentle fun at his opponents.