Description: Nelson Rockefeller's Dilemma by Marsha E. Barrett "A history of the political career of Nelson Rockefeller, New York Governor (1959-1973) and Vice President under Gerald Ford (1974-1977), that examines his relationship with the Republican Party and the civil rights movement as a racially liberal moderate Republican"-- FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nelson Rockefellers Dilemma reveals the fascinating and influential political career of the four-time New York State governor and US vice president. Marsha E. Barretts portrayal of this multi-faceted political player focuses on the eclipse of moderate Republicanism and the betrayal of deeply held principles for political power. Although never able to win his partys presidential nomination, Rockefellers tenure as governor was notable for typically liberal policies: infrastructure projects, expanding the states university system, and investing in local services and the social safety net. As the Civil Rights movement intensified in the early 1960s, Rockefeller envisioned a Republican Party recommitted to its Lincolnian heritage as a defender of Black equality. But the partys extreme right wing, encouraged by its successful outreach to segregationists before and after the nomination of Barry Goldwater, pushed the party to the right. With his national political ambitions fading by the late 1960s, Rockefeller began to tack right himself on social and racial issues, refusing to endorse efforts to address police brutality, accusing, without proof, Black welfare mothers of cheating the system, or introducing harsh drug laws that disproportionately incarcerated people of color. These betrayals of his own ideals did little to win him the support of the party faithful, and his vice presidency ended in humiliation, rather than the validation of moderate ideals. An in-depth, insightful, and timely political history, Nelson Rockefellers Dilemma details how the standard-bearer of moderate Republicanism lost the battle for the soul of the Party of Lincoln, leading to mainlining of white-grievance populism for the post-civil rights era. Author Biography Marsha E. Barrett is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Policy History, New York History, and Politico. Review Nelson Rockefellers Dilemma recounts intraparty differences over civil rights in the years before and after 1964. Meticulous. * Wall Street Journal *A timely, invigoratingly original intervention into our historical understanding of the modern Republican Party. * Public Seminar *Offers a clever way of considering the most important figure in recent Republican history: Mr Trump. * The Economist *Barretts narrative allows readers to follow Rockefeller on his cringe-inducing course. * TLS * Details ISBN1501776231 Author Marsha E. Barrett Publisher Cornell University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781501776236 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-08-15 Imprint Three Hills Subtitle The Fight to Save Moderate Republicanism Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781501776243 Illustrations 16 Halftones, black and white Audience General US Release Date 2024-08-15 Pages 400 ISBN-10 1501776231 UK Release Date 2024-08-15 DEWEY 324.273409 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161413480;
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