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Informationen zum Autor Frank B. Atkinson is the chairman of McGuireWoods Consulting LLC and a partner in McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, Virginia. In 1994-1996, he served in the cabinet of Governor George Allen as counselor and director of policy. During the Reagan administration, he served as special counsel and deputy chief of staff to the U.S. Attorney General and before that was special assistant in the Justice Department. Klappentext The Dynamic Dominion tells the dramatic story of Virginia's political transformation from the Second World War to the Reagan Revolution. The cradle of American democracy - and thus of the democratic movement that is sweeping the globe today - the venerable Old Dominion has emerged again in the second half of the 20th century as a dynamic political pace setter for the nation. In 1945, Virginia was a one-party, one-faction state under the aristocratic rule of conservative Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd and his famed 'Byrd organization.' From his perch as the uncontested leader of the state that led the south, Virginia's Byrd became a regional symbol, a congressional kingpin, and a national power. With its political system and culture static, Virginia's voice was heard nationally mostly in dissent, as it had been for a century. Within a few decades, emerging two-party competition and an unprecedented party realignment combined to place the rapidly changing commonwealth in the national vanguard. Well before Republican parties throughout the South became competitive, Virginia's Republicans in the 1970s compiled the most impressive winning streak of any state party in the country. They did it by constructing a coalition of rural conservative Democrats and suburban Republicans - the same coalition that Ronald Reagan assembled nationwide in 1980, ushering in the Reagan Revolution. As told in The Dynamic Dominion, the Virginia story contains all the excitement, drama, conflict, and intrigue of a fast-paced thriller. It is a story of triumph and tragedy, celebrities and statesmen, heroes and scoundrels - of shifting party loyalties and makeshift coalitions, hard-fought campaigns and razor-close elections - of ambition and cynicism alongside sacrifice and idealism. Best of all, the tale is true. It is the fascinating story of contemporary democracy flourishing in Virginia . . . the place where it was born. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of Virginia's political transformation from the Second World War to the Reagan Revolution. The cradle of American democracy - the venerable Old Dominion has emerged in the second half of the 20th century as a dynamic political pace setter for the nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface: A Heritage of Leadership Part 2 I. The Byrd Organization's Loosening Grip (1945-1953) Chapter 3 1. Harry Byrd's Virginia Chapter 4 2. Mountain-Valley Republicanism Chapter 5 3. Tuck, "Trumanism," and the 1948 Miscue Chapter 6 4. 1949: Thunder on the Left Chapter 7 5. The Eisenhower Invasion Chapter 8 6. "Golden Silence" and Presidential Republicanism Chapter 9 7. The Ted Dalton Phenomenon Part 10 II. Hostage to Massive Resistance (1945-1963) Chapter 11 8. Byrd, Brown , and the Politics of Race Chapter 12 9. 1957: The Massive Resistance Election Chapter 13 10. Almond Joyless: The Collapse and its Aftermath Chapter 14 11. Governor Harrison and the "Happy Bridge" Part 15 III. A New Democratic Coalition Emerges (1964-1967) Chapter 16 12. Suddenly, an Expanded Electorate Chapter 17 13. Identity Crisis: The Goldwater GOP Battles Byrd Chapter 18 14. Aboard the Lady Byrd Special Chapter 19 15. The Godwin Revolution Chapter 20 16. 1966: End of an Era Part 21 IV. Triumph and Turmoil: The Holton GOP (1968-1971) Chapter 22 17. Prologue: Republican Resolve, Democratic Division Chapter 23 18. "It's Time for a Change" Chapter 24 19. Linwood Holton and the B...
