April 8th, 2013
03:54 PM ET
8 years ago
Reagan and Thatcher: 'Political soulmates'
Washington (CNN) - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former President Ronald Reagan were, in the words of one close aide, "political soul mates."
Reagan, who was elected a year after Thatcher assumed office in 1979, found in her a fresh, conservative voice who he could align with on many international issues. And in nearly a decade of working together, she found in him a personal friend and an equal on the global stage.
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@anonymous
Absolutely these were the golden years. I guess your interpretation of good policy are walls going up – not coming down? Remember the Berlin Wall? Those years even look more golden compared to the dismal, destructive policies of the Obama administration we're suffering through now.