Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-370) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: walking in Nixon's shadow -- Section I. The Nixon record -- The domestic policy pragmatist -- The foreign policy visionary -- Section II. The Nixon influence -- Nixonizing the Republicans, Part one: the southern strategy and the silent majority -- Nixonizing the Democrats, Part one: stealing the domestic center from liberals -- Nixonizing the Republicans, Part two: the conservative revolt -- Nixonizing the Democrats, Part two: Vietnam, McGovern, and the end of national-security liberalism -- Triangulation redux: how Bill Clinton became a Nixon heir -- They didn't listen to Nixon: foreign policy and polarization under Bush and Obama -- Section III. The Nixon legacy -- Watergate and the end of bipartisan politics -- Nixon's final comeback: the post-presidency -- Afterword: Nixon in 2016.
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