A BRAND-NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the remarkable conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power. In late 1976, Ronald Reagan was dismissed as a man without a political future: beat in his nomination bid versus a sitting president of his own celebration, blamed for President Gerald Ford’s defeat, too old to make another run. Backed by a reenergized conservative Republican base, Reagan ran on the project motto “Make America Great Again”– and prevailed.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Reaganland, America's Right Turn 1976-1980
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