One America?: Presidential Appeals to Racial Resentment from LBJ to Trump

by Nathan Angelo

Overview

Reveals how presidents deploy a rhetoric that attempts to attract many racial and ethnic groups, but ultimately directs itself to an archtypal white, Middle-American swing voter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438471525
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	01/02/2020
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Nathan Angelo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Worcester State University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. How Have Presidents Addressed Race since 1964?

2. We’re One America: Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 Campaign and Richard Nixon’s 1972 Campaign

3. Back to Basic Values: Ronald Reagan’s 1984 Campaign and George H. W. Bush’s 1988 Campaign

4. One America Redux: Clinton’s 1996 Campaign

5. New Strategies for The Right? George W. Bush’s 2004 Campaign

6. An Old Message to Reach New Groups: Obama’s 2012 Campaign

7. Strategy, Rhetoric, and the Future: Does it Matter What Presidents Say About Race and Ethnicity?

Epilogue Trump
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This book will interest scholars in general but particularly those studying race relations, presidential rhetoric, campaigns and elections, and individual presidents." — CHOICE

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