{"product_id":"richard-nixon-and-the-quest-robert-mason-9781469614939","title":"Richard Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years historians have paid substantial attention to the origins of modern political conservatism and the record of the Nixon administration in building a Republican majority in the late twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eRichard Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority, \u003c\/i\u003e Robert Mason analyzes Nixon's response to the developing conservative climate and challenges revisionist claims about the activist nature of the Nixon administration. Nixon was an activist in intent, Mason contends, but not in deed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNixon's \"silent majority\" speech of 1969 not only undermined the growth of the antiwar movement, Mason shows, but also identified a constituency for Nixon to cultivate in order to secure reelection. However, the implementation of his new-majority project was hindered by the resort to dirty tricks against political opponents and the ineffectual pursuit of a policy agenda. Although some Nixon initiatives were enacted, says Mason, they were not substantial enough to rival the Democrats' bread-and-butter issues. While Nixon built Republican strength at the presidential level, Mason argues that he did not succeed in mobilizing popular support for broad-based political conservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469614936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469614939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.68d","brand":"Robert Mason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136658682111,"sku":"9781469614939","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e1485ad-4aad-4f8b-a8e4-91ae180b6e7e.jpg?v=1770164008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/richard-nixon-and-the-quest-robert-mason-9781469614939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}