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Clifford Case and the challenge of liberal republicanism
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"Clifford Case's career demonstrated how liberal Republicans influenced critical foreign and domestic policy initiatives between 1945-1980 regarding the Vietnam War, the passing of landmark civil r...
"Clifford Case's career demonstrated how liberal Republicans influenced critical foreign and domestic policy initiatives between 1945-1980 regarding the Vietnam War, the passing of landmark civil rights and environmental legislation, and increasing congressional foreign policy oversight. Case's career illustrates the importance of bipartisanship and compromise, a desirable alternative to contemporary political polarization"--
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- Creator
- by William R. Fernekes ; foreword by Ross K. Baker
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 461 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1666928585, 9781666928587, 9781666928594
- OCLC
- on1379273252, on1394118680
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Development of a public servant -- Mr. Case goes to Washington -- Case and the challenges of post-WWII America -- The senate beckons -- Case's first senate term -- Successes, disappointments and the Goldwater factor -- The civil rights struggle and death of a president -- Civil rights, congressional ethics, and the 1964 election -- LBJ's "Great Society" and seeking a third senate term -- A resurgent GOP and the 1968 election -- Battling political corruption and a conservative court -- Case and environmental protection -- The Case-Zablocki Act and running for a fourth term -- Case and Vietnam : from supporter to critic -- Case and Vietnam: Nixon's war -- The Case-Church Amendment : ending the war -- Watergate, the Ford presidency and foreign policy challenges -- The 1976 election : twilight of GOP liberals -- The end of an era -- Public intellectual, death and legacy