The book was edited by Douglas Brinkley and was published by HarperCollins in 2007, three years after Reagan's death.

[3] The diaries number five volumes of thick, maroon, leather-bound books, normally kept in the White House residence, written in simple, sing-song prose, with many misspellings.

Although he was not a regular churchgoer, his simple faith is consistent in the diaries, and he never spelled out even mild swear words, with "hell" being written as h--l, and "damn" as d--n.[4] Compared to other Presidential writings of innermost thoughts, Reagan's thoughts appear far more shallow.

[7] One reviewer wrote, "No one expected Reagan to be introspective or philosophical in his diary, ... which is why he elided his mild cursing ("d--n" and "h--l") and was circumspect in other ways".

"[5] The actual diaries are on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.