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Prologue: The evolution of the American presidency -- Ronald Reagan's political odyssey : from New Deal Democrat to conservative Republican, 1911-1980 -- "Tear down this wall!" Foreign policy in the time of Reagan -- Trickle-down prosperity : economic policy during the Reagan revolution -- "Just say no." Social policy in Reagan's America -- "Do we get to win this time?" Popular culture and presidential public relations in the eighties -- Epilogue: Legacies of the Reagan revolution -- Biographical essays -- Primary documents.

From Billy Graham and Ronald Regan to Newt Gingrich and William Bennett, God is a Conservative provides an important look at the role of religion in conservative politics in modern America. Kenneth J. Heineman reveals the profoundly religious nature of contemporary conservatism, offering an intriguing look at the social history of moral politics over the last three decades, and the still tremulous aftershocks of the New Deal. With a new Preface that examines the Bush presidency, including a provocative analysis of his re-election, and the rising influence of the Conservative Right, God is a Co

Historians often relate tales of bizarre organizations and individuals who tried to restrict their access to archival documents. Until I read Dapper Dan Flood , however, I never imagined a situation in which witnesses to historical events were reluctant to speak because they feared criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice. It is a tribute to William Kashatus's perseverance that he soldiered on to chronicle the career of one of America's most ethically flexible twentieth-century politicians.

Crucible of Freedom is unlike any scholarly history book I have ever read. Throughout the work, Eric Davin interjects himself into the narrative. He frequently recounts anecdotes from individuals who describe what their grandparents told them about labor organizing in the 1930s and 1940s. Davin's approach reminded me of William H.Whyte's Street Corner Society. Much like Whyte, Davin is the participant-observer interpreting an oppositional culture that was—and remains—remote from Main Street America. There are also echoes of David Brooks's sociological rendering of contemporary professionals in Bobos in Paradise.