Craig Shirley
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| Born | September 24, 1956 Syracuse, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Reagan biographer and historian |
| Spouse | Zorine Shirley |
| Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
Craig Shirley (born September 24, 1956) is an American author and conservative public affairs consultant. He is best-known as the author of two critically praised bestselling books on U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America and Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All. His third book, December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World, is a New York Times bestselling book, making the first of multiple appearances on the list in December, 2011. [1]
He is now working on three more books on Reagan. [2]
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[edit] Biography
Shirley, a Reagan biographer and historian, is also the president and CEO of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, a public relations and government affairs firm in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1984, Shirley founded Craig Shirley & Associates, a public relations and advertising consultancy. In 1987, Shirley and David Keene formed Keene, Shirley & Associates. In 1992, Shirley re-opened Craig Shirley & Associates, which, in 2000, became Shirley & Banister Public Affairs. [3]
Shirley's books have been hailed as the definitive works on Reagan's campaigns of 1976 and 1980. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and has lectured at the Reagan Library. He was chosen in 2005 by Springfield College as their [Outstanding Alumnus and has been named the First Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
Shirley is the founder of the Ft. Hunt Youth Lacrosse Program, was coach there for 14 years, compiling a record of 121 wins, 19 losses and 4 ties, winning several championships. In the 20 plus years since Shirley founded the program, thousands of boys and girls have enjoyed learning and playing for Ft. Hunt. He was also an editor of Coaching Youth Lacrosse, published by the Lacrosse Foundation.
Shirley and his wife, Zorine, are the parents of four children. They reside at "Trickle Down Point" on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, Virginia. His varied interests include sailing, waterskiing, sport shooting, renovating buildings, and scuba diving. He was a decorated contract agent for the Central Intelligence Agency.
[edit] Op-eds and media appearances
Shirley is a frequent commentator on politics. He has written for publications including the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Los Angeles Times, Townhall, the Weekly Standard, the Washington Examiner, and many other publications. Mr. Shirley is also frequently sought after for televised interviews on all major networks, including Fox News Channel, MSNBC, C-SPAN and CNN.
[edit] Bibliography
- Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All (Thomas Nelson, 2005) [4]
- Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America (Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2009)[5]
- December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World (Thomas Nelson, 2011) [6]
- Citizen Newt: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Speaker Gingrich (Thomas Nelson, 2012) [7]
[edit] External links
- [1] Biography on the Shirley & Banister Public Affairs website
- [2] Personal website
- [3] Archive of op-eds for Politico
- [4] Archive of op-eds for Townhall.com
- [5] Archive of op-eds for the Weekly Standard
- [6] "How the GOP lost its way," op-ed by Shirley in the Washington Post in 2006
- [7] "December 1941" Book Review by Cal Thomas
[edit] References
- ^ "New York Times Bestsellers". http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-12-25/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/list.html. Retrieved 12/25/2011.
- ^ Shirley, Craig (2011). December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781595554574.
- ^ "Craig Shirley's Bio". http://sbpublicaffairs.com/bio.php?id=2. Retrieved 1/9/2012.
- ^ Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign that Started it All. Thomas Nelson. 2010. ISBN 978-1595553423.
- ^ Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America. 2011. ISBN 978-1935191933.
- ^ December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World. Thomas Nelson. 2011. ISBN 978-1595554574.
- ^ Citizen Newt: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Speaker Gingrich. Thomas Nelson. 2012. ISBN 978-1595554482.
