When America liked Ike : how moderates won the 1952 presidential election and reshaped American politics

When America liked Ike : how moderates won the 1952 presidential election and reshaped American politics / Gary A. Donaldson.

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donaldson, Gary (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969
1945-1953
Presidents > United States > Election > 1952.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Politics and government
Presidents > Election
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • "Background to the age, and the scramble to nominate Eisenhower"
  • Stevenson of Illinois
  • Eisenhower decides to run
  • Truman decides not to run
  • Democrats on the periphery: Russell and Kefauver and the Democratic Party primaries
  • The 1952 campaign as the beginning of the future of American politics
  • Conventions
  • The campaign
  • Election statistics (Electoral College) 1952.

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