The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton & A Campaign in Crisis - Couverture rigide

Glasser, Joshua M.

 
9780300176292: The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton & A Campaign in Crisis
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ISBN 10 : 0300176295 ISBN 13 : 9780300176292
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The riveting story of a doomed presidential ticket and the truth behind this singular election-year drama

No skeletons were rattling in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern's political director. But only eighteen days later--after a series of damaging public revelations and feverish behind-the-scenes maneuverings--McGovern rescinded his endorsement of his Democratic vice-presidential running mate, and Eagleton withdrew from the ticket. This fascinating book is the first to uncover the full story behind Eagleton's rise and precipitous fall as a national candidate.

Within days of Eagleton's nomination, a pair of anonymous phone calls brought to light his history of hospitalizations for "nervous exhaustion and depression" and past treatment with electroshock therapy. The revelation rattled the campaign and placed McGovern's organization under intense public and media scrutiny. Joshua M. Glasser investigates a campaign in disarray and explores the perspectives of the campaign's key players, how decisions were made and who made them, how cultural attitudes toward mental illness informed the crisis, and how Eagleton's and McGovern's personal ambitions shaped the course of events.

Drawing on personal interviews with McGovern, campaign manager Gary Hart, political director Frank Mankiewicz, and dozens of other participants inside and outside the McGovern and Eagleton camps--as well as extensive unpublished campaign records--Glasser captures the political and human drama of Eagleton's brief candidacy. Glasser also offers sharp insights into the America of 1972--mired in war and anxious about the economy, a time with striking similarities to our own.

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À propos de l?auteur

Joshua M. Glasser is a researcher for Bloomberg Television in New York. He graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College, Eagleton's alma mater. He lives in the Bronx, NY.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300176295
ISBN 13 
9780300176292
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
392
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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