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America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President 1956-1980
America in Search of Itself The Making of the President 19561980 Author:Theodore H. White Part Two Of Two Parts — In this, the last of his prize-winning series on American presidential politics, Theodore H. White explains the transformation of American politics over the past 25 years. — White sets the stage by describing the forces molding American politics...from television to the Great Inflation. He revisits elections, from Dwight D.... more » Eisenhower to Ronald Reagan, and suggests how future contests might develop. He argues that events shape the man rather than vice versa: "I have learned that such men are cast up by events and forces larger than individuals."« less