Bibliograph

Playing with fire, the 1968 election and the transformation of American politics, Lawrence O'Donnell

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Playing with fire, the 1968 election and the transformation of American politics, Lawrence O'Donnell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-470) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Playing with fire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

973087457

Responsibility statement

Lawrence O'Donnell

Sub title

the 1968 election and the transformation of American politics

Summary

The celebrated host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell presents an account of the 1968 presidential election to evaluate its lasting influence on American politics and the Democratic party, exploring the pivotal roles of RFK and McCarthy, two high-profile assassinations and the Chicago riots

Table Of Contents

Seizing the moment -- Declaring war -- "Why isn't he a priest?" -- Sleepy Hollow -- "A hard and harsh moral judgment" -- Dump Johnson -- The general -- "We will never be young again" -- Old politics -- "A decent interval" -- Peace with honor -- Peter the hermit -- "Clean for Gene" -- The new Nixon -- "Nixon's the one" -- "Abigail said no" -- The poor people's campaign -- "Something bad is going to come of this" -- "Stand up and be counted" -- "It's not important what happens to me" -- "I've seen the promised land" -- The happy warrior -- Don't lose -- "Everything's going to be okay" -- Stop Nixon -- "Great television" -- The last liberal standing -- The peace plank -- "The whole world's watching" -- "The government of people in exile" -- The perfect crime -- Epilogue

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