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Author:

Swint, Kerwin C.

Title:

Mudslingers : the top 25 negative political campaigns of all time : countdown from no. 25 to no. 1 / Kerwin C. Swint.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xv, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Political campaigns--United States--History.
Advertising, Political--United States--History.
Negativism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-250) and index.

Contents:

From Vietnam to Iraq : George W. Bush v. John Kerry, President, 2004 -- It's a jungle out there : Upton Sinclair v. Frank Merriam, Governor, California, 1934 -- Senator Pothole versus putzhead : Alphonse D'Amato v. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senate, New York, 1998 -- Electronic mudslinging : Lyndon Johnson v. Barry Goldwater, President, 1964 -- The art of war : Jesse Helms v. Harvey Gantt, U.S. Senate, North Carolina , 1990 -- Homo sapiens, thespians and extroverts : George Smathers v. Claude Pepper, Democratic primary, U.S. Senate -- Vote for the crook, its important : Edwin Edwards, v. David Duke, Governor, Louisiana, 1991 -- Who's the boss? Richard Daley and the Chicago political machine : Richard Daley v. Robert Merriam, Mayer, Chicago, 19550-- Polluting the Garden State : Frank Lautenberg v. Peter Dawkins, U.S. Senate New Jersey, 1988 -- God save the Republic please : Rutherford Hayes v. Samuel Tilden, President, 1876 -- Rudy and the Jets : Rudolph Giuliani v. David Dinkins, Mayor, New York City, 1993 -- A Jersey street fight : Robert Torricelli v. Richard Zimmer, U.S. Senate, New Jersey, 1996 -- In this corner, Little Lord Fauntleroy : John Tower v. Robert krueger, U.S. Senate, Texas, 1978 -- Sex lies and videotape : Charles Robb v. Oliver North, U.S. Senate, Virginia, 1994 -- Claytie versus the lady : Clayton Williams v. Ann Richards, Governor, Texas, 1990 -- Richard Nixon versus the United States of America : Richard Nixon v. George McGovern, President, 1972 -- "Bye-Bye blackbird" : Harold Washington v. Bernard Epton, Mayer, Chicago, 1983 -- America meet Willie Horton : George H. W. Bush v. Michael Dukakis, President, 1988 -- Tricky Dick versus the pink lady : Richard Nixon v. Helen Gahagan Douglas, U.S. Senate, California, 1950 -- Grantism and Mr. Greeley : Ulysses S. Grant v. Horace Greeley, President 1872 -- The first campaign : Thomas Jefferson, v. John Adams, President, 1800 -- A house divided : Abraham Lincoln v. George McClellan, President, 1864 -- Mud Mugwumps and motherhood : Grover Cleveland v. James G. Blaine, President, 1884 -- The dirtiest campaign in American history? : Andrew Jackson v. John Quincy Adams, President, President, 1828 -- George Wallace and the "Negro bloc vote" -- George Wallace v. Albert Brewer, Democratic primary, Governor Alabama, 1970.

ISBN:

9780275985103 (alk. paper)
0275985105 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005020948

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

E7OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)