An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968The 1968 struggle for the Presidency of the United States... McCarthy's entrance into the race and Johnson's exit, the tragically brief flare of Robert Kennedy's effort, the fluctuating fortunes of Rockefeller, Wallace, Reagan, Humphrey, and Nixon, the moments of decision in Miami Beach and in Chicago, the post-convention campaigns, and then the incredibly close election itself... An American Melodrama tells the complete story. |
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A Slight Case of Hubris? | 3 |
5888 | 51 |
The Field Ten to One Bar | 183 |
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