In their new book JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity, CNBC Senior Contributor Larry Kudlow and Brian Domitrovic reveal the surprising source of America’s economic growth. In his talk at Wilton Library, Kudlow will shed light on a time when bipartisanship was a driving force behind the United States’ thriving economy.
Larry Kudlow
In a turn of events nearly written out of history by today’s Democrats, President John F. Kennedy turned to a handful of his most trusted conservative-leaning advisors, including Republican treasury secretary Douglas Dillon, to introduce a series of economic policies, which ultimately slashed taxes across the board.
Rejecting the advice of his Keynesian advisors, JFK took the advice of Dillon, who convinced him to end the dangerously high tax rates and big spending that were smothering the economy.
Later undone by the government-expanding and tax-hiking mistakes of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, it was President Ronald Reagan who, inspired by Kennedy’s policy, put in place the tax-cut revolution of the 1980s and rejuvenated the US economy once again.
With politics more polarized than ever before and America’s morale at an all-time low, Kudlow and Domitrovic shed light on a time when bipartisanship was a driving force behind our thriving economy.
JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity argues that the solutions needed to fix the current woes, in this election cycle and the ongoing aftermath of the Great Recession, stem from the free-market principals of limited government, low tax rates and a strong dollar, once put in place by the bipartisan wisdom of two great presidents.
Lawrence Kudlow is CNBC’s Senior Contributor. He previously hosted CNBC’s primetime show ‘The Kudlow Report” and currently hosts a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and writes a weekly syndicated column.
Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, the Wilton Chamber of Commerce and the Wilton Economic Development Commission.
Q&A will follow the talk.
No charge. Registration required. Register online or call 203-762-6334.
Book signing and purchase will be available courtesy of Elm Street Books, New Canaan.
— an announcement from Wilton Library