Witcover, Jules. <br/><br/>
Marathon :  the pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976 / 
Jules Witcover. 
 - New York :  Viking Press,  �1977. 
 - xvii, 684 pp;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The end of the marathon. The ultimate media event -- How we got here. From elitist to mass politics -- Jockeying for position : the Republicans. The serendipitous Gerald Ford ; Ford the candidate ; Ronald Reagan begins to stir ; ford faces reality ; Reagan plunges in -- Jockeying for position : the Democrats. The stirrings of Jimmy Carter ; The "inevitability" of Teddy Kennedy ; Carter adjusts his plans ; The rush to fill the liberal void ; The field on the right ; Wishful thinkers -- The delegate hunt : the Democrats. Skirmishing ; Early caucuses ; One-on-one politics in New Hampshire ; Massachusetts : enter Jackson and Wallace ; The demise of George Wallace ; The bad luck of Mo Udall ; The demise of Scoop Jackson ; A breakthrough, and a breach ; The new challengers ; The resistance crumbles -- The Democratic convention. Unity, and Fritz Mondale -- The delegate hunt : the Republicans. New Hampshire : Reagan's [ninety]-billion problem ; Ford pours it on ; The Reagan comeback ; The Ford recovery ; Loose ends and uncommitted ; The battle of Mississippi ; The Schweiker affair -- The Republican convention. A surprise strategy ; Mississippi again ; The selection of Bob Dole -- Getting ready. The Carter battle plan ; The Ford battle plan -- The fall campaign. Carter's shaky start ; Playboy, and the first debate ; Trouble for Ford ; The second debate : Eastern Europe ; Accentuating the negative ; Down to the wire -- Conclusion. New president, old system. 
<br/><br/> Examines the 1976 presidential campaign from its beginnings in 1972 through the election of Jimmie Carter. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0670454613 9780670454617 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>77004387  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>781544041  can 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000000195828 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1969-1977 <br/>1970-1980. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Election--United States--1976.<br/>Pr�esidents--�Election--�Etats-Unis--1976.<br/>15.85 history of America.<br/>Politics and government<br/>Presidents--Election.<br/>Election campagnes.<br/>Presidential candidates.<br/>Presidents--Election--United States--1976.<br/>Presidents--Election--United States--1976.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.<br/>EE. UU.--Pol�itica y gobierno--1969 1974.<br/>EE. UU.--Pol�itica y gobierno--1974 1977.<br/>�Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1969-1974.<br/>�Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1974-1977.<br/>United States.<br/>United States.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1961-1974.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E868  / .W77