Title: Kennedy versus Lodge : the 1952 Massachusetts Senate race /
Authors: Whalen, Thomas J.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Kennedy, John F.; Lodge, Henry Cabot,; Lodge, Henry Cabot,; Lodge, Henry Cabot,; United States. Election, 1952.; United States. Elections, 1952.; Elections Massachusetts History; Massachusetts Politics and government
Abstract: An analysis of the 1952 race in which Kennedy, an inexperienced Congressman, used campaign tactics includint television that would serve him well in 1960. Kennedy's victory marked the beginning of the Democratic Party's predominance in Massachusetts politics.
Contents: Two households both alike in dignity -- Striking high -- Laying the groundwork -- Kennedys on the move -- Enter Lodge, exit Brewer -- Newspaper endorsements, television, and Joe McCarthy -- Evening the score -- Men for all seasons.