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