The Keys to the White House A Surefire Guide to Predicting the Next President

by Lichtman, Allan J.

• ISBN13: 9780742562707
• ISBN10: 0742562700
• Edition: Yearly Ed.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Prominent political analyst and historian, Allan J. Lichtman, presents thirteen historical factors, or keys, that have successfully predicted the outcome of presidential elections from 1860 to 2004.

Author Biography

Allan J. Lichtman is professor of American history at American University, a veteran political commentator, and author of the forthcoming White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement (2008)

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Logic of the Keys: How Presidential Elections Really Work	p. 1
Turning the Keys to the Presidency	p. 19
Civil War and Reconstruction	p. 49
The Gilded Age	p. 65
Rise and Fall of Progressivism	p. 81
Depression, War, and Cold War	p. 99
New Directions, War, and Scandal	p. 123
Reagan and Beyond	p. 143
A False Dawn for Democrats	p. 159
The Winds of Political Change: Forecast for 2008	p. 177
Lessons of the Keys: Toward a New Presidential Politics	p. 183
Notes	p. 191
Index	p. 197
About the Author	p. 205
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