Reagan's comeback : four weeks in Texas that changed American politics forever / Gilbert Garcia.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, Description: 208 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781595341150
  • 1595341153
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.927 23
LOC classification:
  • E868 .G37 2012
Contents:
Texas or bust -- Favor for a favorite son -- The two rays -- Lyon's gambit -- The truth squad -- Big John's quandary -- One-party state of mind -- The great tamale incident -- Senator in exile -- Ron Paul's gold standard -- Stretch drive -- A new and intransigent regime -- Kansas City dreaming -- What if? -- Standing in the shadows -- Oil, water, and tea.
Summary: "Chronicling how Reagan's political career nearly ended, this turnabout story is told by those who made it happen: campaign volunteers, financiers, political activists, and media observers. Positioning Reagan to win in 1980, the birth of the 'Reagan Democrat' transformed Texas from Democratic stronghold to the reliably Republican powerhouse it is today"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.

"Chronicling how Reagan's political career nearly ended, this turnabout story is told by those who made it happen: campaign volunteers, financiers, political activists, and media observers. Positioning Reagan to win in 1980, the birth of the 'Reagan Democrat' transformed Texas from Democratic stronghold to the reliably Republican powerhouse it is today"--Provided by publisher.

Texas or bust -- Favor for a favorite son -- The two rays -- Lyon's gambit -- The truth squad -- Big John's quandary -- One-party state of mind -- The great tamale incident -- Senator in exile -- Ron Paul's gold standard -- Stretch drive -- A new and intransigent regime -- Kansas City dreaming -- What if? -- Standing in the shadows -- Oil, water, and tea.

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