TY - BOOK AU - Witcover,Jules TI - Marathon: the pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976 SN - 0670454613 AV - E868 .W77 PY - 1977/// CY - New York PB - Viking Press KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - Election KW - 1976 KW - Pr�esidents KW - �Etats-Unis KW - �Election KW - 15.85 history of America KW - bcl KW - Politics and government KW - fast KW - Election campagnes KW - gtt KW - Presidential candidates KW - nli KW - sears KW - 1969-1974 KW - 1974-1977 KW - EE. UU KW - Pol�itica y gobierno KW - 1969 1974 KW - 1974 1977 KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - 1961-1974 N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - Examines the 1976 presidential campaign from its beginnings in 1972 through the election of Jimmie Carter UR - http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz006394876inh.htm UR - https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/462219016 ER -