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Children of the silent majority : young voters and the rise of the Republican Party, 1968-1980 /

"Our image of youth in the late 1960s is one of radical left-wing opponents of the Vietnam War who were implacably opposed to the Nixon administration. And yet Richard Nixon and the Republican Party spent a good bit of time and money cultivating the youth vote, forming a cadre of young conserva...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blumenthal, Seth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. New Nixon and the Youth Problem, 1968
  • 2. Law and Order
  • 3. "The Orderly Process of Change": Nixon and Youth Issues
  • 4. Nixon and New Republicans
  • 5. "Acid, Amnesty and Abortion": New Politics and George McGovern's Campaign
  • 6. YVP
  • 7. "Right On, Mr. President": Young Voters and the Politics of Image
  • 8. From Watergate to Reagan.