Author : Peter Louis Goldman
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN :
Newsweek magazine's election reporters expose the inside stories and scandals of the 1988 campaign.
Author : Peter Louis Goldman
Publisher :
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 49,54 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN :
The tumultuous presidential election of 1992 was a moment of historic change in America, and a special team of top Newsweek correspondents witnessed it all from the inside and won a National Magazine Award for the coverage. Here for the first time is the full story, augmented with authentic documents and on-the-scene photographs.
Author : Peter Louis Goldman
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Quest for the Presidency 1992 reveals for the first time the full story ofwhat really happened in the tumultuous 1992 presidential election. With unparalleled access to the inner workings of the various campaigns, Newsweek's award-winning team of reporters gathered the in-depth stories of the candidates; their handlers, pollsters, and supporters; and their strategies, strengths, and weaknesses. The tumultuous presidential election of 1992 was a moment of historic change in America, and a special team of top Newsweek correspondents witnessed it all from the inside and won a National Magazine Award for the coverage. Here for the first time is the full story, augmented with authentic documents and on-the-scene photographs.
Author : Newell G. Bringhurst
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781934901090
Discusses eleven Mormons who ran for president--including Joseph Smith, George Romney, Morris "Mo" Udall, Orrin Hatch, and Mitt Romney, and Jon Huntsman Jr.
Author : Bob Riel
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2022-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1640125280
Quest for the Presidency gathers in a single volume the compelling stories behind every presidential campaign in American history, from 1789 through 2020. Bob Riel takes us inside the 1800 clash between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the 1860 election that launched the Civil War, the 1948 whistle-stop comeback of Harry Truman, the Kennedy-Nixon drama of 1960, the 1980 Reagan Revolution, the historic 2008 election of Barack Obama, the turbulent 2020 battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and everything in between. This engaging and insightful book includes a trove of entertaining stories about campaigns and candidates, and it goes beyond the campaign tales to also consider the threads that link elections across time. It sheds light on the continually evolving story of American democracy in a way that helps us to better understand present-day politics.
Author : Editors of Brain Quest
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761172386
Brain Quest just keeps getting smarter! Brain Quest Presidents has been thoroughly updated with fresh and appealing designs for the cards and revised contentÑthat's hundreds of brand-new questions. Drawn from first-through sixth-grade curricula, the material aligns with state and national standards and is vetted by an award-winning teacher. Which President doubled the size of the U.S. with the Louisiana Purchase? How does a President get takeout pizza? Brain Quest Presidents delivers 850 fascinating questions and answers about the highest office in the land, and the men who have held it. Brain Quest proves it's not just fun to be smartÑit's smart to be smart.
Author : Bob Riel
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2022-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1640125299
Quest for the Presidency gathers in a single volume the compelling stories behind every presidential campaign in American history, from 1789 through 2020. Bob Riel takes us inside the 1800 clash between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the 1860 election that launched the Civil War, the 1948 whistle-stop comeback of Harry Truman, the Kennedy-Nixon drama of 1960, the 1980 Reagan Revolution, the historic 2008 election of Barack Obama, the turbulent 2020 battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and everything in between. This engaging and insightful book includes a trove of entertaining stories about campaigns and candidates, and it goes beyond the campaign tales to also consider the threads that link elections across time. It sheds light on the continually evolving story of American democracy in a way that helps us to better understand present-day politics.
Author : Ellen Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0674496051
Best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick tells the story of three remarkable women who set their sights on the Presidency. The arduous, dramatic quests of Victoria Woodhull (1872), Margaret Chase Smith (1964), and Shirley Chisholm (1972) illuminate today’s political landscape, shedding light on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for the Oval Office.
Author : Lara M. Brown
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1604977027
"This book will compel scholars to take a new look at the role of "political opportunism" in the presidential selection process. Lara Brown provides a fresh, innovative exploration of the roots of opportunism, one that challenges conventional wisdom as it advances our understanding of this complex topic."--Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University.
Author : Robert F. Ely
Publisher : Author House
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 148175582X
Candidate for President is a novel about America in societal collapse and the threat of political dictatorship. With the exploding national debt, unparalleled political and financial corruption in the highest offices, and increasing acts of domestic terrorism, the specter emerges of a political leader with Caesarian ambition, who seeks the office of the president of the United States. If elected president, in his megalomania he will hatch a ruthless scheme to seize dictatorial power to crush his political enemies and to halt America from civilizational collapse.
