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02872aam a2200385 i 4500 001 B9E6221EA18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161103010209 008 160314s2016 caua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2016935886 020 $a 0182198847 020 $a 9780182198849 035 $a (OCoLC)949905585 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OEM $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ca $a n-us-ca 050 00 $a E851 K66 2016 100 1 $a Kopelson, Gene, $e author. 245 10 $a Reagan's 1968 dress rehearsal : $b IKE, RFK, and Reagan's emergence as a world statesman / $c Gene Kopelson. 264 1 $a Los Angeles, CA : $b Figueroa Press, $c 2016. 300 $a 939 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 917-925) and index. 520 $a "This ground-breaking book weaves an exciting, never-before-told story of Ronald Reagan's first quest for the presidency in the late 1960s. Reagan's goal was to prevent a first-ballot Nixon victory, as many delegates couldn't wait to vote for Reagan on the second ballot. Yet Reagan favored the broad political tent of the Republican Party and said he would support whomever was the nominee. Behind the scenes, Reagan's private political mentor was Dwight Eisenhower, and Reagan's public political foe was Robert Kennedy. Reagan scholar Kopelson's analysis relies on newly uncovered audiotapes from candidate Reagan's days as governor of California, the Eisenhower-Reagan correspondence and files, Ike's post-presidential diary, and interviews with 35 grassroots Reagan activists from 1968. Many of the major triumphs of Reagan's subsequent tenure as president originated during that first campaign: Tearing down the Berlin Wall. Lessening nuclear weapons. The peaceful defeat of communism. Creating a missile defense shield for America. Bringing freedom to Eastern Europe. And dealing with hostage crises. During 1968, Reagan emerged as a world statesman and shaped his crusade to restore pride in America. Kopelson further demonstrates why for Reagan, Ike's tutelage was critical. This political mentorship changed America's national priorities through the end of Reagan's presidency, whose effects are still very much with us today."--Amazon.com. 600 10 $a Reagan, Ronald. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election $y 1968. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1963-1969. 650 0 $a Presidential candidates $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Governors $z California $v Biography. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 610 20 $a Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) $x History $y 20th century. 648 7 $a 1963-1969 $2 fast 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170503023558.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B9E6221EA18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search