You Can't Go Home Again: Democratic Presidents and Dixie

You Can't Go Home Again: Democratic Presidents and Dixie

In searching for a nominee to replace the retiring Justice Willis Van Devanter, FDR decided to strike at southern Democratic senators who helped defeat his Court plan by naming the senior senator from Alabama, Hugo L. Black. On the electoral ground laid by Goldwater, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reviews in American History 2007, Vol.35 (1), p.111-117
1. Verfasser: McMahon, Kevin J.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American history
Candidates
Civil rights
Congressional elections
Labor relations
Nominations
State court decisions
State government
Statistical data
White supremacy
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Zusammenfassung:In searching for a nominee to replace the retiring Justice Willis Van Devanter, FDR decided to strike at southern Democratic senators who helped defeat his Court plan by naming the senior senator from Alabama, Hugo L. Black. On the electoral ground laid by Goldwater, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan, Republicans built a majority party based on conservative principles and southern votes.
ISSN:0048-7511
1080-6628
1080-6628
DOI:10.1353/rah.2007.0015