Presidential Campaigns

by Boller, Paul F.

• ISBN13: 9780195037227
• ISBN10: 0195037227
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1985-10-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Presidential Campaigns , an enlightening and endlessly entertaining history of American presidential elections, brings each campaign, from Washington to Reagan, vividly to life. Boller chronicles the frenzy and frolic spawned by campaigns--the songs, slogans, rallies, leaflets, parades, and hyperbolic oratory--and also gives an account of the serious side of elections--the great public debates on race relations, economic policy and the candidates' stands on the vital issues of the day. Above all, Boller makes clear that, despite their shortcomings, presidential campaigns are an inseparable part of democratic politics in the United States. These quadrennial showdowns have alternately perplexed, pleased and fascinated the American people, teaching us much about the character of our nation.

Author Biography

About the Author: Paul F. Boller Jr., is Emeritus Professor of History at Texas Christian University. His previous books include the best-selling Presidential Anecdotes and Quotesmanship.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
1789 Starting Off: George Washington	p. 3
1792 Washington Again	p. 5
1796 Federalist Succession: John Adams	p. 7
1800 Republican Takeover: Jefferson's Revolution	p. 10
1804 Jefferson's Landslide	p. 19
1808 Madison and the Dambargo	p. 22
1812 Madison's Wartime Re-Election	p. 26
1816 Monroe: Another Virginia Victory	p. 29
1820 Monroe's Quiet Re-Election	p. 31
1824 John Quincy Adams and the """"Corrupt Bargain""""	p. 33
1828 Jackson Vs. Adams	p. 42
1832 Jackson, Clay, and the Bank War	p. 53
1836 Van Buren's Victory over Three Whigs	p. 60
1840 Tippecanoe and Tyler Too	p. 65
1844 Polk and Manifest Destiny	p. 78
1848 Old Zach and the Michigander	p. 84
1852 Frank Pierce and Old Fuss and Feathers	p. 88
1856 Buchanan and Bleeding Kansas	p. 91
1860 Lincoln and the Sectional Crisis	p. 99
1864 Lincoln and the War Crisis	p. 115
1868 Grant and Reconstruction	p. 123
1872 Grant and the Liberal Republicans	p. 127
1876 the Hayes-Tilden Disputed Election	p. 133
1880 the Triumph of """"Boatman Jim"""" Garfield	p. 142
1884 the Cleveland-Blaine Contest	p. 146
1888 Harrison, Cleveland, and the Tariff	p. 157
1892 Cleveland's Return to Power	p. 162
1896 Mckinley, Bryan, and Free Silver	p. 167
1900 the Mckinley-Roosevelt Triumph	p. 179
1904 T.R.'s Smashing Victory	p. 183
1908 Taft's Big Victory over Bryan	p. 187
1912 the High Tide of Progressivism: Wilson, Roosevelt, and Taft	p. 191
1916 Wilson and the Great War	p. 202
1920 Harding, Nostrums, and Normalcy	p. 212
1924 Keeping Cool with Coolidge	p. 218
1928 Hoover, Smith, and the Catholic Issue	p. 223
1932 Roosevelt, Hoover, and the Great Depression	p. 231
1936 Roosevelt and the New Deal	p. 240
1940 Roosevelt, Willkie, and the War in Europe	p. 250
1944 Roosevelt's Wartime Mandate	p. 259
1948 the Great Truman Surprise	p. 268
1952 the Eisenhower Landslide	p. 280
1956 Another Eisenhower Landslide	p. 291
1960 Kennedy and the New Frontier	p. 296
1964 Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society	p. 308
1968 Nixon, Humphrey, and the Vietnam War	p. 320
1972 Another Nixon Triumph	p. 333
1976 The Triumph of an Outsider: Jimmy Carter	p. 342
1980 The Reagan Victory	p. 354
1984 Another Reagan Sweep	p. 369
1988 Trivial Pursuit: Bush Vs. Dukakis	p. 378
1992 Clinton and the Call for Change	p. 387
Notes	p. 401
Index	p. 447
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