Next to the jar of jelly beans on his Oval Office desk, President Reagan kept a sign that read: It CAN be done Those four words embodied his blend of Midwestern optimism and Western CAN DO spirit. He was a leader who taught us the art of the possible, an eternal optimist who believed America's best days were ahead. He represented the greatness of the United States which now seems to be steadily slipping away. Just in time for the Ronald Reagan Centennial, this book presents our fortieth president in his own words and poses the question of whether, at this moment in time, America is in desperate need of a hero.