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For too long pundits have dismissed the `silent majority' who voted for Nixon, Reagan, and Trump as old, white malcontents. This remarkable book puts that condescending myth to rest. Blumenthal describes how conservatives organized young voters to support policies of law and order, Christian evangelism, and foreign policy interventionism in the shadow of 1968. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the arc of contemporary politics and changing the future course of American society. - Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office Richard Nixon, ever controversial and ever cunning, mobilized to take the youth vote away from his anti-war Democratic opponent George McGovern in the 1972 presidential campaign. He succeeded. Seth Blumenthal in Children of the Silent Majority reveals how the Nixon campaign achieved this stunning feat and created a new generation of Republican leaders who set the stage for Ronald Reagan. A must-read for political junkies. - Donald T. Critchlow, Katzin Family Professor at Arizona State University and author of Republican Character: From Nixon to Reagan Blumenthal's well-crafted analysis of Nixon's strategy for dealing with the younger generation is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the development of conservatism, the substantial library of volumes on Nixon, and the scholarly work on the `long Sixties.' By focusing on the Nixon team's evolving interactions with the younger generation, the author shows the complexity of issues facing young voters and exposes the multiplicity of perspectives that young people held. - Mary C. Brennan, author of Turning Right in the Sixties: The Conservative Capture of the GOP

For too long pundits have dismissed the 'silent majority' who voted for Nixon, Reagan, and Trump as old, white malcontents. This remarkable book puts that condescending myth to rest. Blumenthal describes how conservatives organized young voters to support policies of law and order, Christian evangelism, and foreign policy interventionism in the shadow of 1968. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the arc of contemporary politics and changing the future course of American society. --Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office Richard Nixon, ever controversial and ever cunning, mobilized to take the youth vote away from his anti-war Democratic opponent George McGovern in the 1972 presidential campaign. He succeeded. Seth Blumenthal in Children of the Silent Majority reveals how the Nixon campaign achieved this stunning feat and created a new generation of Republican leaders who set the stage for Ronald Reagan. A must-read for political junkies. --Donald T. Critchlow, Katzin Family Professor at Arizona State University and author of Republican Character: From Nixon to Reagan Blumenthal's well-crafted analysis of Nixon's strategy for dealing with the younger generation is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the development of conservatism, the substantial library of volumes on Nixon, and the scholarly work on the 'long Sixties.' By focusing on the Nixon team's evolving interactions with the younger generation, the author shows the complexity of issues facing young voters and exposes the multiplicity of perspectives that young people held. --Mary C. Brennan, author of Turning Right in the Sixties: The Conservative Capture of the GOP

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Seth Blumenthal is a senior lecturer at Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences. His work has appeared in the Journal of Policy History and The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture.

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