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Modern Republican : Arthur Larson and the Eisenhower years

Title
Modern Republican : Arthur Larson and the Eisenhower years / David L. Stebenne.
Author
Stebenne, David.
Publication
Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2006.

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Larson, Arthur.
Description
xiv, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; cm.
Summary
"Arthur Larson was the chief architect of moderate conservatism - one of the most influential and least studied political forces in U.S. history. During the Eisenhower administration, Larson held three major posts: Under Secretary of Labor, Director of the United States Information Agency, and chief presidential speechwriter. In each of these roles, Larson's most important achievement was to explain clearly and cogently what the administration stood for on matters foreign and domestic. Larson's views were put forth most forcefully in A Republican Looks at His Party, published in 1956. Larson and his book provided the Eisenhower administration with "the vision thing."" "His limitations and disappointments also help explain Eisenhower-era conservatism. They illuminate the extent to which there was a gap between what the "Modern Republicans" believed and what they said and were able to accomplish, and why those beliefs, values, and achievements did not always mesh. Larson's ultimately unsuccessful efforts to prevent the rise of the New Right are especially enlightening, for they help to clarify why the party of Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s gradually became the party of the more conservative Ronald Reagan by the 1980s. Modern Republican will enlighten readers who want to understand more fully the historical context of today's divisive political arena."--BOOK JACKET.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780253348074 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0253348072 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006015063
OCLC
  • 68624092
  • ocm68624092
  • SCSB-5282950
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Columbia University Libraries