En savoir plus
This book tells Clifford Case's life story, his ascendancy in GOP politics, his achievements and disappointments in Congress, and his unexpected loss in the 1978 NJ GOP primary to Reagan protégé Jeffrey Bell. Case's career demonstrates that electoral and legislative achievements need not rely on appeals to political extremes.
Table des matières
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Development of a Public Servant
Chapter 2 Mr. Case Goes to Washington
Chapter 3: Case and the Challenges of Post-WWII America
Chapter 4: The Senate Beckons
Chapter 5: Case's First Senate Term
Chapter 6: Successes, Disappointments and the Goldwater Factor
Chapter 7: The Civil Rights Struggle and Death of a President
Chapter 8: Civil Rights, Congressional Ethics, and The 1964 Election
Chapter 9: LBJ's "Great Society" and Seeking a Third Senate Term
Chapter 10: A Resurgent GOP and The 1968 Election
Chapter 11: Battling Political Corruption and a Conservative Court
Chapter 12: Case and Environmental Protection
Chapter 13 The Case-Zablocki Act and Running for a Fourth Term
Chapter 14: Case and Vietnam: From Supporter to Critic
Chapter 15: Case and Vietnam: Nixon's War
Chapter 16: The Case-Church Amendment: Ending the War
Chapter 17: Watergate, The Ford Presidency and Foreign Policy Challenges
Chapter 18: The 1976 Election: Twilight of GOP Liberals
Chapter 19: The End of an Era
Chapter 20: Public Intellectual, Death and Legacy
Appendix: Alphabetical Listing of Members of Congress Mentioned in the Text
A propos de l'auteur
By William R. Fernekes - Foreword by Ross K. Baker
Résumé
This book tells Clifford Case’s life story, his ascendancy in GOP politics, his achievements and disappointments in Congress, and his unexpected loss in the 1978 NJ GOP primary to Reagan protégé Jeffrey Bell. Case’s career demonstrates that electoral and legislative achievements need not rely on appeals to political extremes.
