Whalen, Richard J., 1935-

Taking sides : a personal view of America from Kennedy to Nixon to Kennedy / [by] Richard J. Whalen. With an introd. by Robert D. Novak. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1974. - xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm. - 342.511(73)(092)A-Z 1945-89 (NLA) .

Politics without purpose: Nixon: politics as conspiracy. Kennedy: politics as illusion. The triumph of media politics. Cultural politics.--Alternatives: Barry Goldwater and the new American conservatism. Crossing the line I: John Lindsay and charisma at City Hall. Crossing the line II: John Connally and the emerging corporate state. Scoop Jackson: the last new frontiersman.--What happened, U.S.A.?: Migrations and escapes. The automobile-centered society. Who owns America? The U.S., Japan, and the new economic era. The second cold war. The Kennedy legacy.

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