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• catalog abstract "The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American poitics. In this compact and evenhanded narrative analysis, Lewis Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the 1968 election continued to shape national affairs and to rile American society for years afterward. And the election accelerated an erosion of confidence in American institutions that has not yet reached a conclusion. In this lucid account Mr. Gould considers the surprising decision of Lyndon Johnson not to seek renomination for the presidency; the phenomena of Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy; the campaigns of Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and the third-party candidate George Wallace; the assassination of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy; the disastrous Democratic convention in Chicago; and the extraordinary events of what Eugene McCarthy later called the "Hard Year." it was, Mr. Gould observes, "a time of recurrent shocks, intense emotions, and passionate Judgments. During a troubled time, fallible men and women made decisions that changed the nation." Mr. Gould offers deft portraits of the major players' and a balanced analysis of the campaigns, their strategies, and their results. He describes how Nixon and the Republicans discovered the so-called wedge issues that would later serve Ronald Reagan and George Bush so well in their presidential campaigns. And, based on fresh research, he fills in the details of Nixon's efforts to prevent the October surprise of a major peace initiative in Vietnam by President Johnson. Mr. Gould has written a calm and judicious history of a crucial moment in the nation's political history.".
• catalog alternative "Nineteen sixty eight.".
• catalog contributor b4089684.
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1963-1969.".
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "1. On the Eve of 1968. The war in Vietnam. Race relations, crime, and law and order. The disarray of the Democrats. Resurgent Republicans -- 2. The President Withdraws. Johnson's political plans. The Tet offensive. Eugene McCarthy and Richard Nixon in New Hampshire. Robert Kennedy enters the race. The "Wise Men" and Vietnam. Johnson pulls out -- 3. The Violent Spring. The death of Martin Luther King, Jr. The race issue. George C. Wallace and his appeal. Nixon leads Rockefeller. Humphrey and the "politics of joy." McCarthy vs. Kennedy. The California primary and Robert Kennedy's death -- 4. Nixon's the One. The Humphrey campaign and its problems. The nomination of Abe Fortas. Humphrey, Johnson, and Vietnam. Nixon and the Republican convention. The Reagan challenge. The selection of Spiro Agnew -- 5. Democratic Disaster at Chicago. Humphrey, the convention, and the war. The Johnson influence on the Democratic convention. The Edward Kennedy boomlet. New rules for the party. Protests in the streets. Humphrey and Muskie selected. Police and protesters clash and the public reacts -- 6. October Surprises. Humphrey's campaign revives. The Salt Lake City speech. Wallace fading. Nixon and the overconfident Republicans. The Johnson peace initiative. Nixon and South Vietnam. The Humphrey surge and Nixon's response. The election results and their meaning.".
• catalog description "And, based on fresh research, he fills in the details of Nixon's efforts to prevent the October surprise of a major peace initiative in Vietnam by President Johnson. Mr. Gould has written a calm and judicious history of a crucial moment in the nation's political history.".
• catalog description "Gould considers the surprising decision of Lyndon Johnson not to seek renomination for the presidency; the phenomena of Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy; the campaigns of Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and the third-party candidate George Wallace; the assassination of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy; the disastrous Democratic convention in Chicago; and the extraordinary events of what Eugene McCarthy later called the "Hard Year." it was, Mr. Gould observes, "a time of recurrent shocks, intense emotions, and passionate Judgments. During a troubled time, fallible men and women made decisions that changed the nation." Mr. Gould offers deft portraits of the major players' and a balanced analysis of the campaigns, their strategies, and their results. He describes how Nixon and the Republicans discovered the so-called wedge issues that would later serve Ronald Reagan and George Bush so well in their presidential campaigns. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American poitics. In this compact and evenhanded narrative analysis, Lewis Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their leaders; how Republicans used the skills they brought to Richard Nixon's campaign to create a generation-long ascendancy in presidential politics; and how Democrats, divided and torn after 1968, emerged as only crippled challengers for the White House throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Bitterness over racial issues and the Vietnam War that marked the 1968 election continued to shape national affairs and to rile American society for years afterward. And the election accelerated an erosion of confidence in American institutions that has not yet reached a conclusion. In this lucid account Mr. ".
• catalog extent "ix, 178 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "1968.".
• catalog identifier "1566630096 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "156663010X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "1968.".
• catalog isPartOf "The American ways series".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago : Ivan R. Dee,".
• catalog relation "1968.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1963-1969.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "324.973/0923 20".
• catalog subject "Elections United States History 20th century.".
• catalog subject "JK1968 1968".
• catalog subject "Presidents United States Election 1968.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. On the Eve of 1968. The war in Vietnam. Race relations, crime, and law and order. The disarray of the Democrats. Resurgent Republicans -- 2. The President Withdraws. Johnson's political plans. The Tet offensive. Eugene McCarthy and Richard Nixon in New Hampshire. Robert Kennedy enters the race. The "Wise Men" and Vietnam. Johnson pulls out -- 3. The Violent Spring. The death of Martin Luther King, Jr. The race issue. George C. Wallace and his appeal. Nixon leads Rockefeller. Humphrey and the "politics of joy." McCarthy vs. Kennedy. The California primary and Robert Kennedy's death -- 4. Nixon's the One. The Humphrey campaign and its problems. The nomination of Abe Fortas. Humphrey, Johnson, and Vietnam. Nixon and the Republican convention. The Reagan challenge. The selection of Spiro Agnew -- 5. Democratic Disaster at Chicago. Humphrey, the convention, and the war. The Johnson influence on the Democratic convention. The Edward Kennedy boomlet. New rules for the party. Protests in the streets. Humphrey and Muskie selected. Police and protesters clash and the public reacts -- 6. October Surprises. Humphrey's campaign revives. The Salt Lake City speech. Wallace fading. Nixon and the overconfident Republicans. The Johnson peace initiative. Nixon and South Vietnam. The Humphrey surge and Nixon's response. The election results and their meaning.".
• catalog title "1968 : the election that changed America / Lewis L. Gould.".
• catalog title "Nineteen sixty eight.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".