American Maelstrom the 1968 election and politics of division Cohen, Michael A. 1971- creator author. text bibliography nyu 2016 monographic eng print xvi, 427 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Part I. Before -- "A lotta people ... ain't gonna put up with it much longer" -- Losing the "middle ground" -- Part II. The Democrats -- "A quiet, witty man of grey presence" -- The (un)happy warrior -- "The most misunderstood man in American public life" -- Out like a lion -- The philosopher vs. The evangelist -- The "politics of joy"? -- Part III. The Republicans -- The new, new Nixon -- "Watching a duck trying to make love to a football" -- The "doer" and the "rising star of the west" -- Part IV. Wallace -- "We're tired of this mess" -- Part V. A tale of two conventions -- A "plastic paradise" --"The Democrats are finished" -- Part VI. The general election -- "Overconfidence is not our thing" -- The final storm -- Part VII. After -- "They have just elected a papier-mâché man" -- "It's never stopped being 1968." Michael A. Cohen. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Presidents United States Election 1968 United States Politics and government 1963-1969 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Politics and government Presidents Election United States 1963-1969 fast E851 .C65 2016 324.973/0924 Pivotal moments in American history 9780199777563 019977756X 2015032225 DLC 150824 20170927135551.0 in00003783934 eng