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"Lee Edwards is a historian of the conservative movement who has been present at nearly every major event of the modern conservative movement. His memoir reveals his insider account of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; how he first interviewed Ronald Reagan when the actor was thinking of running for governor; how he created the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, and much more."--
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Offers insight into the life, career, and beliefs of the controversial conservative, citing his loyal service to Nixon and Reagan, leadership against the Republican establishment, and role in decades of cultural upheaval.
A courtier to kings -- The Georgetown gang -- License to kill in St. Louis -- A new old man -- Speaking up for the silent majority -- Mao and McGovern -- Watergate -- In the crossfire -- Reagan in the White House -- Helping Reagan...
3) The roots of modern conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the battle for the soul of the Republican Party
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Overview: Between 1944 and 1953, a power struggle emerged between New York governor Thomas Dewey and U.S. senator Robert Taft of Ohio that threatened to split the Republican Party. In The Roots of Modern Conservatism, Michael Bowen reveals how this two-man battle for control of the GOP--and the Republican presidential nomination--escalated into a divide of ideology that ultimately determined the party's political identity. Initially, Bowen argues,...
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"In this sure to be controversial book in the vein of The Forgotten Man, a political analyst argues that conservative icon Ronald Reagan was not an enemy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, but his true heir and the popular program's ultimate savior. Conventional political wisdom views the two most consequential presidents of the twentieth-century--FDR and Ronald Reagan--as ideological opposites. FDR is hailed as the champion of big-government...
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