The political legacies of Barry Goldwater and George McGovern
Subtitle: shifting party paradigms
By: Jeffrey J. Volle.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780230100039
Subjects: Goldwater, Barry M. -- 1909-1998 -- Influence; McGovern, George S. -- 1922- -- Influence; Presidential candidates -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Description: Presidential candidates' names such as Lewis Cass, Samuel Tilden, Alton Parker and James Cox may not be familiar to many, but what about Barry Goldwater and George McGovern? This book is about Senators Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and George McGovern (D-SD), men who gave their leadership to both the conservative cause and liberal cause during an era of turmoil and strife. It's about two men who lost the most coveted position in the world of politics in landslide proportions, but were determined not to be a footnote in the annals of presidential history. In addition, it's about redemption for people on the right and left of the political spectrum who can be proud of two politicians that, in the simplest terms, demonstrated that defeat can be both decent and honorable.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Barry M. Goldwater; title: Change on the horizon, 1960-64; title: The 1964 campaign for President of the United States; title: The beat goes on, 1965-76; title: The torch has been passed, 1976-80; title: Redemption and the election of Ronald Reagan; title: The end of a long journey for Mr. Conservative; title: Part two : George S. McGovern; title: The most decent man in the Senate, 1963-66; title: Call to duty, 1967-68; title: The reformer, 1969-71; title: The 1972 campaign for President of the United States; title: Victory and defeat, 1973-1980; title: Redemption and the election of Bill Clinton.