the pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976Witcover, Jules.creatortextnyuNew YorkViking Press�19771977monographiceng

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text/htmlxvii, 684 pp; 25 cmExamines the 1976 presidential campaign from its beginnings in 1972 through the election of Jimmie Carter.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.Jules Witcover.Includes index.n-us--- 1969-1977 fast 1970-1980. (NL-LeOCL)24192510X gtt PresidentsUnited StatesElection1976Pr�esidents�Etats-Unis�Election197615.85 history of AmericaPolitics and governmentPresidentsElectionElection campagnesPresidential candidatesPresidentsUnited StatesElection1976PresidentsUnited StatesElection1976United StatesPolitics and government1969-1974United StatesPolitics and government1974-1977United StatesPolitics and government1969-1974United StatesPolitics and government1974-1977EE. UUPol�itica y gobierno1969 1974EE. UUPol�itica y gobierno1974 1977�Etats-UnisPolitique et gouvernement1969-1974�Etats-UnisPolitique et gouvernement1974-1977United StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1969-1974United StatesPolitics and government1974-1977United StatesPolitics and government1974-1977United StatesPolitics and government1961-1974E868 .W77Witcover, Jules.New York : Viking Press, �1977(OCoLC)567829986Witcover, Jules.New York : Viking Press, �1977(OCoLC)6091312430670454613978067045461777004387http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz006394876inh.htmhttps://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/462219016http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz006394876inh.htmhttps://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/462219016DLC77041320241111185918.0ocm02874732 eng