Craig Shirley

Who is Craig Shirley?

Craig Shirley 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.

He is now working on three more books on Reagan including “Last Act,” a detailed look into Ronald Reagan’s final years and a book about Reagan's 1968 run. He is also writing a book about Dwight Eisenhower's personal physician.