Children of the silent majority : young voters and the rise of the Republican Party, 1968-1980 /

Our image of youth in the late 1960s is one of radical left-wing opponents of the Vietnam War who were implacably opposed to the Nixon administration. And yet Richard Nixon and the Republican Party spent a good bit of time and money cultivating the youth vote, forming a cadre of young conservatives...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blumenthal, Seth (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Subjects:	Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) > History > 20th century. Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994. United States. > Constitution. > 26th Amendment. Young adults > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century. Party affiliation > United States > History > 20th century. Presidents > United States > Election > 1968. Presidents > United States > Election > 1972. United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. New Nixon and the Youth Problem, 1968 2. Law and Order
3. "The Orderly Process of Change": Nixon and Youth Issues 4. Nixon and New Republicans 5. "Acid, Amnesty and Abortion": New Politics and George McGovern's Campaign 6. YVP 7. "Right On, Mr. President": Young Voters and the Politics of Image 8. From Watergate to Reagan Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index.