Conservative Intellectuals and Richard Nixon explores the relationship between postwar conservatives and the president from 1968 to 1974. Seemingly casting those years out of their history, conservatives have never fully explored how Richard Nixon affected their movement. They fail to realize the extent his presidency helped refocus their fight against liberalism and communism. Mergel uses the Nixon years as a window into the Right s effort to turn ideology into successful politics. It combines an assessment of Nixon s presidency through the eyes of conservative intellectuals with an attempt to understand what the Right gained from its experience with Nixon.

Autorentext
SARAH KATHERINE MERGEL ****is Assistant Professor of History at Dalton State College, USA.

Inhalt
Richard Nixon: An Electable Conservative? Peace with Honour: Ending the Vietnam War Games Nations Play: Dealing with the Communist Menace Umpire or Player: Nixon's Economic Games Perpetuating the Follies of the Past: Welfare Reform and Race Relations Mixed Emotions: The Wisdom of Supporting Nixon Loyalty and Doubts: The Watergate Morass Richard Nixon: Friend or Foe of Conservatives?