Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin 1983 Barrett ya wallafa "Gambling With History: Reagan a Fadar White House", bisa ga "damar shiga cikin tattaunawa ta ciki" na tsawon shekaru biyu. Wahayi sun hada da nasarar Richard Darman na kokarin dakatar da kiran Sashe na 4 na Kwaskwarima na ashirin da biyar ga Kundin Tsarin Mulki na Amurka lokacin da Shugaba Reagan ke karbar magani bayan da aka kashe shi.
1981 yunkurin kashe shi. Littafin ya kuma bayyana abin da aka sani da "Debategate" - satar takardu ta hanyar yakin neman zaben Reagan daga yakin neman zaben Carter a lokacin zaben shugaban kasa na 1980.