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04051aam a2200541 i 4500 001 F9419CB82DF611EAB868BF0597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200103010057 008 190226t20192019ksua b s001 0deng c 010 $a 2019006961 020 $a 0700628533 020 $a 9780700628537 020 $a 0700628525 020 $a 9780700628520 035 $a (OCoLC)1089839805 040 $a PUL $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E856 $b .S27 2019 082 00 $a 973.924092 $2 23 100 1 $a Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan, $d 1966- $e author. 245 10 $a Fan in chief : $b Richard Nixon and American sports, 1969-1974 / $c Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c [2019] 300 $a xiv, 349 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-335) and index. 505 0 $a Welcome to Washington -- The second centennial : the Texas-Arkansas game and other football-related matters -- The Olympics and the All-Star Game -- The midterm elections of 1970 -- The final death of the Washington Senators -- Of Redskins and Dolphins -- The election of 1972 : the first half -- The election of 1972 : the second half -- The second term, 1973-1974. 520 $a "Both sport and Richard Nixon fascinate the nation, but they are not usually seen as connected. Many people have forgotten that Nixon loved athletic events and let his guard down in sports settings. As president he invented the practice of calling teams after winning the Super Bowl, World Series, or other important contests. He held a White House reception for the players in the 1969 Major League All-Star Game that many found strange and surreal, and in 1972 he selected a historical all-star baseball team that received heavy media coverage. He forced the National Football League to change its policy for televising home games to the one currently in use. Nixon attended a Washington Redskins practice session to help boost the spirits of his team after a devastating loss to their archrivals the Dallas Cowboys, and he even called the coach of the Miami Dolphins to suggest plays to use in the Super Bowl against the Cowboys. One Powerful Fan is a study of Richard Nixon and his political use of sport. In addition to being an avid fan, he used sport to garner publicity without having to take any political action. Although he had a number of chances to use his position to influence events in the sporting world, Nixon rarely took action to shape national sport issues unless there was a political upside to the matter in which he would win votes or garner political support. As a result, this book is part biography, part political history, and part policy history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Nixon, Richard M. $q (Richard Milhous), $d 1913-1994 $x Political and social views. 600 17 $a Nixon, Richard M. $q (Richard Milhous), $d 1913-1994. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00031384 650 0 $a Sports $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sports and state $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sports spectators $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1969-1974. 650 7 $a Political and social views. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01353986 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 650 7 $a Sports and state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01130564 650 7 $a Sports $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01130493 650 7 $a Sports spectators. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01130755 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200204031130.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F9419CB82DF611EAB868BF0597128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search