When America liked Ike
Subtitle: how moderates won the 1952 presidential election and reshaped American politics
By: Gary A. Donaldson
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781442211759; 9781442211766
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Election
Description: "In this book, Gary Donaldson argues that the 1952 presidential election, which exposed deep internal divisions on the left and the right, set the stage for the current U.S. political landscape. This book will prove an invaluable resource to readers, students, and scholars interested in rooting out the origins of our contemporary political landscape, on the right and the left"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: "Background to the Age, and the Scramble to Nominate Eisenhower"; title: Chapter 2: Stevenson of Illinois; title: Chapter 3: Eisenhower Decides to Run; title: Chapter 4: Truman Decides Not to Run; title: Chapter 5: Democrats on the Periphery: Russell and Kefauver and the Democratic Party Primaries; title: Chapter 6: The1952 Campaign as the Beginning of the Future of American Politics; title: Chapter 7: Conventions; title: Chapter 8: The Campaign; title: Election Statistics (Electoral College) 1952.