Truman and the Democratic Party
What best defines a Democrat in the American political arena -- idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency. Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the president's relations...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2015.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: A Reformer and a Regular; 1. Truman and His Party; 2. Truman and the Machine Bosses; 3. Truman and the Democratic National Committee; 4. Had Enough? Republican Resurgence, 1946-1948; 5. Maintaining the Majority Party, 1948; Illustrations; 6. The Fair Deal and the Democratic Party; 7. Democratic Dissensus, 1950-1952; Epilogue: Truman's Legacy in the Democratic Party; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.