White, Theodore Harold

America In Search Of Itself the making of the President, 1956-1980 Theodore H. White - New York Harper & Row Publishers 1982 - 465 p - A Cornelia and Michael Bessie book .

Maps on lining papers. Includes index.

pt. I. Where we started. The clutch of circumstance : 1980 --
The old country --
Campaign 1956 : hail and farewell --
pt. II. The transformation of American politics : 1960-1979. Interpassage : ideas in motion --
The great society --
The great inflation --
The reign of television --
The stewardship of Jimmy Carter --
pt. III. The election of 1980. The Republicans : enter Ronald Reagan --
The Democrats : the party that lost its way --
The primaries of 1980 : theater of the absurd --
The conventions : on stage and off --
What kind of people are we? The census of 1980 --
The campaign : breakup of the grand coalition --
Answers and questions.

Describes the forces that have changed American politics in these 25 years and discusses the campaign and election of 1980.

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Politics & government --United States--1945-1989
Presidents --United States--20th century--History

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