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Republicans now controlled statehouses: ”The Temper of the Times,” ”The Temper of the Times,” Time, Time, April 14, 1967. April 14, 1967.

By one estimate: Busch, Busch, Horses in Midstream, Horses in Midstream, 102. 102. Lurleen Wallace won: Lurleen Wallace won: Dan T. Carter, Dan T. Carter, The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 292. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 292. The Georgia gubernatorial race: The Georgia gubernatorial race: Bradley R. Rice, ”The 1966 Gubernatorial Elections in Georgia” (Ph.D. diss., University of Southern Mississippi, 1982). Bradley R. Rice, ”The 1966 Gubernatorial Elections in Georgia” (Ph.D. diss., University of Southern Mississippi, 1982). ”The plague of Wallace politics”: Nation, ”The plague of Wallace politics”: Nation, June 6, 1966. June 6, 1966. Actually, the plague just waited: Actually, the plague just waited: USNWR, November 21, 1966. NBC's voter a.n.a.lysis showed only 38 percent of whites voted Democratic in Florida compared to 54 percent previously. USNWR, November 21, 1966. NBC's voter a.n.a.lysis showed only 38 percent of whites voted Democratic in Florida compared to 54 percent previously. The liberal who'd knocked off Judge Smith: The liberal who'd knocked off Judge Smith: Bruce J. Dierenfield, ”Conservative Outrage: The Defeat in 1966 of Rep. Howard W. Smith of Virginia,” Bruce J. Dierenfield, ”Conservative Outrage: The Defeat in 1966 of Rep. Howard W. Smith of Virginia,” Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 89 (1981): 181205. 89 (1981): 181205. Nelson Rockefeller survived: CQ Political Notes, Nelson Rockefeller survived: CQ Political Notes, December 12, 1966. December 12, 1966. Nelson's brother Winthrop: Reporter, Nelson's brother Winthrop: Reporter, October 20, 1966. October 20, 1966. In New York City, civilian police review: In New York City, civilian police review: Cannato, Cannato, Ungovernable City, Ungovernable City, 183. 183. In Colorado: In Colorado: ”Proposition Vote May Doom 5 Men,” NYT, November 10, 1966. ”Proposition Vote May Doom 5 Men,” NYT, November 10, 1966.

They wrote the second chapter: See ”Hypotheses Unbound,” See ”Hypotheses Unbound,” Time, Time, February 3, 1967. February 3, 1967. A cartoon in the A cartoon in the Was.h.i.+ngton Star: Broder and Hess, Was.h.i.+ngton Star: Broder and Hess, Republican Establishment, Republican Establishment, 3. 79. 2 percent turnout in California: Totton J. Anderson and Eugene C. Lee, ”The 1966 Election in California,” 3. 79. 2 percent turnout in California: Totton J. Anderson and Eugene C. Lee, ”The 1966 Election in California,” Western Political Quarterly Western Political Quarterly 20 (June 1967). 20 (June 1967).

Illinois results: Robert E. Hartley, Charles H. Percy: A Political Perspective Charles H. Percy: A Political Perspective (New York: Rand McNally, 1975), 82. (New York: Rand McNally, 1975), 82. he was detoured through the kitchen: he was detoured through the kitchen: Martha Cleveland, Martha Cleveland, Charles Percy: Strong New Voice from Illinois Charles Percy: Strong New Voice from Illinois (Jacksonville, IL: Harris-Wolfe, 1968), 19497. (Jacksonville, IL: Harris-Wolfe, 1968), 19497. He was now, said Stewart Alsop: Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, He was now, said Stewart Alsop: Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, November 5, 1966. November 5, 1966.

”It was hatred that elected”: David Murray, David Murray, Charles Percy of Illinois Charles Percy of Illinois (New York: Harper & Row, 1968), 193. (New York: Harper & Row, 1968), 193. Conservatives had erected: Conservatives had erected: Lee Edwards, Lee Edwards, Goldwater: The Man Who Made a Revolution Goldwater: The Man Who Made a Revolution (Was.h.i.+ngton, DC: Regnery, 1995), 364. (Was.h.i.+ngton, DC: Regnery, 1995), 364.

A ward a.n.a.lysis demonstrated: Richard C. Wade, ”Backlash in the Percy Campaign,” Richard C. Wade, ”Backlash in the Percy Campaign,” Reporter, Reporter, January 12, 1967; Thomas Byrne Edsall and Mary Edsall, January 12, 1967; Thomas Byrne Edsall and Mary Edsall, Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (New York: W. W. Norton, 1991), 60. See also Robert Evans and Rowland Novak, ”Inside Report: The Permanent Backlash,” WP, October 24, 1966. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1991), 60. See also Robert Evans and Rowland Novak, ”Inside Report: The Permanent Backlash,” WP, October 24, 1966. Roman Pucinski was reelected: Roman Pucinski was reelected: Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor, Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor, American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation (Boston: Little, Brown, 2000), 427. (Boston: Little, Brown, 2000), 427.

”They believe that backlash”: Herbert Parmet, Herbert Parmet, Richard Nixon and His America Richard Nixon and His America (New York: Little, Brown, 1989), 487. (New York: Little, Brown, 1989), 487.

”Whether we like it or not”: ”Brown a.s.sesses Backlash,” NYT, December 29, 1966. ”Brown a.s.sesses Backlash,” NYT, December 29, 1966. ”Maybe they feel Lyndon Johnson”: ”Maybe they feel Lyndon Johnson”: Busch, Busch, Horses in Midstream, Horses in Midstream, 101. 101. Bakersfield punished its Negroes: Bakersfield punished its Negroes: ”Bakersfield, Cali, Rejects Role in Antipoverty Program,” NYT, November 10, 1966. ”Bakersfield, Cali, Rejects Role in Antipoverty Program,” NYT, November 10, 1966.

Statistics on Omaha, Ohio urban Poles, and AFL-CIO: Alan Draper, ”Labor and the 1966 Elections,” Labor History Labor History 30 (1989): 7692. 30 (1989): 7692. ”It's nothing personal”: ”It's nothing personal”: ”Backlash Enters Bay State Race; Brooke's Lead Is Said to Be Dwindling over Issue,” NYT, October 23, 1966. ”Backlash Enters Bay State Race; Brooke's Lead Is Said to Be Dwindling over Issue,” NYT, October 23, 1966.

Warren Weaver of the New York Times: ”Nixon 'Bats' .686 for 1966 Season; Leads Political Averages in Stumping for Winners,” NYT, November 13, 1966. New York Times: ”Nixon 'Bats' .686 for 1966 Season; Leads Political Averages in Stumping for Winners,” NYT, November 13, 1966.

Wasting his time on candidates: Parmet, Parmet, Richard Nixon and His America, Richard Nixon and His America, 491. 491.

Nixon's election night: Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 16970. 16970.

He also slurred a confidence: Garment, Garment, Crazy Rhythm, Crazy Rhythm, 115. 115.

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE BOMBING.

Harrison Salisbury reports on Vietnam bombing: Robert Dallek, Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 19611973 Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 19611973 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 449; Tom Wells, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 449; Tom Wells, The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 114; ”Flak from Hanoi,” (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 114; ”Flak from Hanoi,” Time, Time, January 6, 1967. January 6, 1967.

”Look at that aircraft carrier”: A. J. Langguth, A. J. Langguth, Our Vietnam: The War, 19541975 Our Vietnam: The War, 19541975 (New York: Touchstone, 2000), 162. (New York: Touchstone, 2000), 162. ”Some of our boys are floating”: ”Some of our boys are floating”: Ibid., 303. Westmoreland on number of enemy fighters: Christian Appy, Ibid., 303. Westmoreland on number of enemy fighters: Christian Appy, Working-Cla.s.s War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam Working-Cla.s.s War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993), 165. McNamara and doctored maps: Langguth, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993), 165. McNamara and doctored maps: Langguth, Our Vietnam, Our Vietnam, 17374. Lippmann and Bundy: Ibid., 354. 17374. Lippmann and Bundy: Ibid., 354.

”That proves what I'm saying!”: Daniel Ellsberg, Daniel Ellsberg, Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers (New York: Viking, 2002), 141. (New York: Viking, 2002), 141.

Student leaders meeting with Rusk: Wells, War Within, War Within, 11819. 11819.

Bobby Kennedy criticized by Nixon: Jules Witcover, The Resurrection of Richard Nixon The Resurrection of Richard Nixon (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970), 158. (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970), 158.

Time was the place to go each week: was the place to go each week: ”The Inheritor,” ”The Inheritor,” Time, Time, January 6, 1967. Bob Hope quotations: January 6, 1967. Bob Hope quotations: Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years, 19641966, Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years, 19641966, vol. 1 (R2 Entertainment, 2004). vol. 1 (R2 Entertainment, 2004).

Religious leaders, General Eisenhower, Hickenlooper, Mendel Rivers, Sam Ervin: ”Flak from Hanoi.” ”ma.s.sive propaganda campaign”: ”ma.s.sive propaganda campaign”: USNWR, January 9, 1967. Pulitzer Prize: Langguth, USNWR, January 9, 1967. Pulitzer Prize: Langguth, Our Vietnam, Our Vietnam, 437. 437.

State of the Union: PPP, January 10, 1967. Vietnam and budget: Stephen C. Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun Winning's a Lot More Fun (New York: Macmillan, 1969), 83; Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin, (New York: Macmillan, 1969), 83; Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin, America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 189. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 189.

When his closest aide, Bill Moyers: Shadegg, Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 60. Bobby Baker: ”Dead Men Tell No Tales,” 60. Bobby Baker: ”Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Time, Time, January 27, 1967. William Manchester: ”Battle of a Book,” January 27, 1967. William Manchester: ”Battle of a Book,” Time, Time, December 23, 1966; ”Chapter II-or Finis?” December 23, 1966; ”Chapter II-or Finis?” Time, Time, December 30, 1966; ”Spreading Controversy,” December 30, 1966; ”Spreading Controversy,” Time, Time, January 6, 1967; ”Start the Presses,” January 6, 1967; ”Start the Presses,” Time, Time, January 20, 1967; ”The Manchester Book,” January 20, 1967; ”The Manchester Book,” Time, Time, April 7, 1967. Schlesinger and ”unconscious argument”: Letter to the editor, April 7, 1967. Schlesinger and ”unconscious argument”: Letter to the editor, New York Review of Books, New York Review of Books, April 20, 1967. April 20, 1967. ”Until Robert Kennedy has made”: ”Until Robert Kennedy has made”: USNWR, November 14, 1966. USNWR, November 14, 1966.

”kind of backing the Stokely Carmichaels”: Michael Flamm, Michael Flamm, Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005), 211. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005), 211. On the twenty-seventh, astronauts Gus Grissom: On the twenty-seventh, astronauts Gus Grissom: Shadegg, Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 79. 79. ”I'm not leaving because of Lyndon Johnson”: ”I'm not leaving because of Lyndon Johnson”: ”Farewell to Was.h.i.+ngton,” ”Farewell to Was.h.i.+ngton,” Time, Time, January 6, 1967. January 6, 1967.

On February 8, Lyndon Johnson appealed directly: Department of State Bulletin 56, no. 1450 (April 10, 1967), 59597. 56, no. 1450 (April 10, 1967), 59597. ”I'll destroy you and every one”: ”I'll destroy you and every one”: Dallek, Dallek, Flawed Giant, Flawed Giant, 447. 447.

Romney and Harris poll: D. Duane Angel, Romney: A Political Biography Romney: A Political Biography (New York: Exposition Press, 1967), 221. (New York: Exposition Press, 1967), 221.

”nothing but a political banner”: T. George Harris, T. George Harris, Romney's Way: A Man and an Idea Romney's Way: A Man and an Idea (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968), 19. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968), 19. ”silvering Presidential hair”: ”silvering Presidential hair”: Witcover, Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 179. 179. A new book of personal reminiscences: A new book of personal reminiscences: Paul B. Fay Jr., Paul B. Fay Jr., The Pleasure of His Company The Pleasure of His Company (New York: Harper & Row, 1966), 259. (New York: Harper & Row, 1966), 259. In May of 1966: In May of 1966: Week in Review, NYT, May 29, 1966. Week in Review, NYT, May 29, 1966.

”It is clear,” Scotty Reston: NYT, June 12, 1966. NYT, June 12, 1966.

Nelson Rockefeller financed it: Witcover, Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 17980. 17980. An exploratory campaign office: An exploratory campaign office: ”Hypothesis Unbound,” ”Hypothesis Unbound,” Time, Time, February 3, 1967. Six-state tour: Ibid., 182, 18689. February 3, 1967. Six-state tour: Ibid., 182, 18689.

Nixon let a reporter ride along: Witcover, Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 174. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Ibid., 178; Andrew L. Johns, ”A Voice from the Wilderness: Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, 19641966,” 174. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Ibid., 178; Andrew L. Johns, ”A Voice from the Wilderness: Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, 19641966,” Presidential Studies Quarterly Presidential Studies Quarterly 29 (1999). 29 (1999).

”I have heard a number of very favorable”: Nixon to Reagan, November 28, 1966, RNLB, PPS 501.1.17. Meeting with conservative leaders: Interview with Lee Edwards. Nixon to Reagan, November 28, 1966, RNLB, PPS 501.1.17. Meeting with conservative leaders: Interview with Lee Edwards. Then Nixon had Buckley: Then Nixon had Buckley: E. J. Dionne, E. J. Dionne, Why Americans Hate Politics Why Americans Hate Politics (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991), 191. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991), 191.

Hiring John Mitch.e.l.l: Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 178; William Safire, 178; William Safire, Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House (New York: Ballantine, 1977), 26371. (New York: Ballantine, 1977), 26371.

New Orleans RNC meeting: ”Hypothesis Unbound”; Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 6769; Witcover, 6769; Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 18284. 18284.

g.a.y.l.o.r.d Parkinson: Shadegg, Winning's a Lot More Fun, Winning's a Lot More Fun, 7072; Witcover, 7072; Witcover, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, Resurrection of Richard Nixon, 18485, 192. The revelation that Parkinson was on Reagan's payroll in 1966 is in Joseph Lewis, 18485, 192. The revelation that Parkinson was on Reagan's payroll in 1966 is in Joseph Lewis, What Makes Reagan Run?: A Political Profile What Makes Reagan Run?: A Political Profile (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968), 113. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968), 113.

Waldorf meeting: Safire, Before the Fall, Before the Fall, 4244. 4244.

In the middle of February Nixon denied: ”In Business,” ”In Business,” Time, Time, February 24, 1967. February 24, 1967. ”I have made no decision”: ”I have made no decision”: ”On the Rim,” ”On the Rim,” Time, Time, March 24, 1967. March 24, 1967.

Julie's debut: Stephen Ambrose, Nixon, Vol. 2: The Triumph of a Politician, 19621972 Nixon, Vol. 2: The Triumph of a Politician, 19621972 (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989), 191. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989), 191.

McNamara at Harvard: Wells, War Within, War Within, 101. Sunset Strip riot: Renata Adler, 101. Sunset Strip riot: Renata Adler, Toward a Radical Middle: Fourteen Pieces of Reporting and Criticism Toward a Radical Middle: Fourteen Pieces of Reporting and Criticism (New York: Random House, 1969), 3959. Berkeley strike: USNWR, December 12, 1966. (New York: Random House, 1969), 3959. Berkeley strike: USNWR, December 12, 1966.

Human Be-In: Peter Braunstein and Michael William Doyle, eds., Imagine Nation: The American Counterculture of the 1960s and '70s Imagine Nation: The American Counterculture of the 1960s and '70s (New York: Routledge, 2001), 250. (New York: Routledge, 2001), 250.

Man of the Year issue: ”The Inheritor,” Time, Time, January 6, 1967. January 6, 1967. ”Here Comes the ”Here Comes the Now Now Generation”: Reader's Digest, Generation”: Reader's Digest, April 1967. April 1967. ”most American youngsters”: ”most American youngsters”: ”On Being an American Parent,” ”On Being an American Parent,” Time, Time, December 15, 1967. December 15, 1967.

”In the sixth decade”: Edward Quinn and Paul J. Doyle, eds., Edward Quinn and Paul J. Doyle, eds., The Sense of the Sixties The Sense of the Sixties (New York: Free Press, 1968). (New York: Free Press, 1968).

”The outcry of a generation is finally”: Letters, Letters, Time, Time, January 20, 1967. January 20, 1967.

”To warn the 'civilized world'”: Sidney Peck, Sidney Peck, Uncovering the Sixties: The Life and Times of the Underground Press Uncovering the Sixties: The Life and Times of the Underground Press (New York: Pantheon, 1985), 4546. (New York: Pantheon, 1985), 4546. Arnold Toynbee said hippies: Arnold Toynbee said hippies: ”Tourist with a Long View,” ”Tourist with a Long View,” Time, Time, October 20, 1967. October 20, 1967. Time Time cover story: ”The Hippies,” July 7, 1967. cover story: ”The Hippies,” July 7, 1967. ”I fail to see much real altruism”: ”I fail to see much real altruism”: Letters, Letters, Time, Time, January 20, 1967. January 20, 1967.