The last liberal Republican : an insider's perspective on Nixon's surprising social policy / John Roy Price.

"Richard Nixon is remembered today largely for his foreign policy and Watergate, as well as the way his electoral campaign and presidency coincided with the rise of a new conservative Republicanism. But behind these very public and controversial aspects of the Nixon legacy, there is the less well-kn...

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Main Author: Price, John Roy, Jr (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
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Physical Description:xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Insider's perspective on Nixon's surprising social policy
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