The presidential Election of 1968 forever changed American politics.
Well-paced, accessible, and engagingly written, Goudsouzian\'s book chronicles anew the characters and events of the 1968 campaign as an essential moment in American history, one with clear resonance in our contemporary political moment..
More than anything else, it was a moment decided by a contest of political personalities, as a group of men battled for the presidency, with momentous implications for the nation\'s future.
It showcased the power of television to "package" politicians and political ideas, and it played out against an extraordinary dramatic global tableau of chaos and conflict.
It was an Election that showed how candidates from both the Left and Right could seize on "hot-button" issues to alter the larger political dynamic.
It was the last "Old Politics" campaign, where political machines and party bosses determined the major nominees, even as the "New Politics" of grassroots participation powered primary elections.
In this character-driven narrative history, Aram Goudsouzian portrays the key transformations that played out over that dramatic year.
The presidential Election of 1968 forever changed American politics
