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Author:   John C. Skipper
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786498086

ISBN 10:   0786498080
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   11 April 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction 1—Thirty Words 2—A Tale of Two Tafts 3—Filling the Vacuum 4—The Contenders 5—The Clandestine Meeting 6—Feeling the Draft 7—The Rockefeller Campaign 8—November 22, 1963 9—The Goldwater Kitchen Cabinet 10—The Rocky Road 11—Lyndon Johnson 12—New Hampshire 13—Scranton and Romney 14—The Eisenhower Factor 15—The Battlefields 16—California 17—Cleveland 18—The Civil Rights Bill 19—San Francisco 20—The Acceptance Speech 21—Convention Myths 22—The Lion and the Lamb Epilogue Appendix A—1964 Primary Election Results Appendix B–Total Primary Popular Vote Appendix C–1964 Convention First Ballot Vote Count Appendix D–Goldwater Acceptance Speech, July 16, 1964 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

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