Republican character: from Nixon to Reagan [1st ed] 9780812249774, 0812249771

"Politics makes for strange bedfellows," the old saying goes. Americans, however, often forget the obvious les

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English Pages 182 pages ; 24 cm Year 2018

Republican character: from Nixon to Reagan [1st ed]
9780812249774, 0812249771

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Republican Party;Critchlow
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Table of contents :
Introduction. Presidential Character, Politics, and PowerChapter 1. Richard Nixon: The Disillusioned IdealistChapter 2. Nelson Rockefeller: Ambition and AppetiteChapter 3. Idealism Betrayed, Opportunity Denied: Nixon and Rockefeller ComparedChapter 4. Barry Goldwater: Undisciplined IndividualistChapter 5. Ronald Reagan: Principled PragmatistChapter 6. Uneasy Allies: Goldwater and Reagan ComparedEpilogue. Voters and Leaders in DisarrayNotesIndexAcknowledgments

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