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Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
By O'Donnell, Lawrence
- ISBN
- 9780399563140 9780399563157
- Publisher
- Penguin Pr.
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Reviewed on October 15, 2017 | Social Sciences
Nearly a half century has passed since the 1968 election that put Richard Nixon in the White House, setting in motion waves of political forces that have yet to ebb. Here, O'Donnell, host of MSNBC'S The Last Word and former producer/writer for The West Wing, crafts a smoothly written history of the 1968 campaign, beginning with congressman Eugene McCarthy's shocking decision to challenge Lyndon B. Johnson for the nomination. O'Donnell provi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
