Aram Goudsouzian
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Discussion Questions for Book Clubs and Educators

  • Why did Lyndon Johnson choose not to run for re-election in 1968? What forces were fraying apart liberalism?
  • What was Richard Nixon's political identity in early 1968? What strategies led him toward the Republican Party's nomination?
  • What was the larger political mood of the 1960s? How was it shaped by violence? Who was to blame?
  • Why did so many young Americans rally to the candidacy of Eugene McCarthy? Why did McCarthy fail to capture the Democratic nomination?
  • What was Nelson Rockefeller's vision for the Republican Party? Why did his bid for the presidency fall short?
  • How was Robert F. Kennedy seeking to reorient the Democratic Party? Had he not been assassinated, could he have been elected president?
  • What did Ronald Reagan's "underground" campaign reveal about the shifting identity of the Republican Party?
  • How did Hubert Humphrey end up as such a pathetic figure by the fall of 1968? What mistakes did he make?
  • What explains the relative popularity of the third-party candidate George Wallace? What effect did it have on American politics, going forward?
  • How did Richard Nixon's campaign evolve over the course of 1968? Why did he win?
  • Did the presidential election of 1968 change the direction of American politics? What are its major lessons for us today?
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