xiii, 460 pages ; 22 cm

Documents the 1964 Presidential campaign which resulted in the election of Lyndon B. Johnson over Republican conservative Barry M. Goldwater

Includes index

Of death and unreason -- Lyndon Johnson takes over -- The Republicans: rendezvous with disaster -- The primaries: duel to the death -- The dance of the elephants -- Freedom now: the Negro revolution -- Barry Goldwater's convention: coup at the Cow Palace -- Riot in the street: the politics of chaos -- Lyndon Johnson's convention -- The issues: cry Babylon! -- Barry Goldwater's campaign: "What kind of country do you want to have?" -- Lyndon Johnson's campaign: "Come down an' hear the speakin' " -- Vox populi: "For what we are about to receive ..."

Includes bibliographical references and index

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