Camelots End
From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy s 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time The Carter presidency was on life support The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy And so, 1980 became a civil war It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.CAMELOT S ENDdetails the incredible drama of Kennedy s challenge what led to it, how it unfolded, and its lasting effects with cinematic sweep It is a story about what happened to the Democratic Party when the country s long string of successes, luck, and global dominance following World War II ran its course, and how, on a quest to recapture the magic of JFK, Democrats plunged themselves into an intra party civil war.And, at its heart, CAMELOT S ENDis the tale of two extraordinary and deeply flawed men Teddy Kennedy, one of the nation s greatest lawmakers, a man of flaws and of great character and Jimmy Carter, a politically tenacious but frequently underestimated trailblazer Comprehensive and nuanced, featuring new interviews with major party leaders and behind the scenes revelations from the time, CAMELOT S ENDpresents both Kennedy and Carter in a new light, and takes readers deep inside a dark chapter in American political history. Best Download [ Camelots End ] author [ Jon Ward ] – kino-fada.fr Many have heard the Kennedy family referred to as living in a modern Camelot Powerful patriarch, Joseph, and his sons strove to make a difference in the political realm But when did it all come to an end for them and how did America turn away from this glorified view of the Kennedys Perhaps they never have, though Jon Ward argues that the political Camelot came crashing down with the 1980 Democratic National Convention, dragging the Party along with it All this primarily due to an embittered Many have heard the Kennedy family referred to as living in a modern Camelot Powerful patriarch, Joseph, and his sons strove to make a difference in the political realm But when did it all come to an end for them and how did America turn away from this glorified view of the Kennedys Perhaps they never have, though Jon Ward argues that the political Camelot came crashing down with the 1980 Democratic National Convention, dragging the Party along with it All this primarily due to an embittered campaign for a presidential nominee Incumbent President Jimmy Carter took the stage at Madison Square Gardens to seek the formal nod by delegates to take the Democrats into the campaign to face the electorate in November Standing in his way was Edward Teddy Kennedy, the last of the political brothers and a powerhouse all his own Ward takes the reader on a journey to see how these men destroyed their political bases, the Party, and all but handed Ronald Reagan the presidency in 1980, leaving the co...Two flawed men Kennedy, carrying the heavy legacy of his patriot martyred brothers, a narcissist womanizer and drunkard yet developing into the conscious of his party And Carter, a devout Christian, a political maverick, a man whose wide grin disguised a bulldog tenacity.I could see it coming As author Jon Ward unfolded the story of the 1980 presidential election campaign, I got to the ah ha point of understanding the inevitability of the Democrats losing to the Republican candidate Ronal Two flawed men Kennedy, carrying the heavy legacy of his patriot martyred brothers, a narcissist womanizer and drunkard yet developing into the conscious of his party And Carter, a devout Christian, a political maverick, a man whose wide grin disguised a bulldog tenacity.I could see it coming As author Jon Ward unfolded the story of the 1980 presidential election campaign, I got to the ah ha point of understanding the inevitability of the Democrats losing to the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan.Incumbent President Carter had lost credibility He was unable to end crippling inflation do I remember that inflation 15 1 2% interest rate on our first house He had done nothing to end high unemployment The Iran hostage crisis just went on and on The punitive oil prices caused shortages and the shortages led to riots and violence Carter had believed that politics could be used for Christian purposes to alleviate sufferi...Today we find ourselves at the beginning of the 2020 presidential campaign even though the Iowa caucuses are eleven months away It seems that each day another Democrat announces their candidacy, and President Trump does what President Trump does Talking heads on cable news programs ask each candidate why they are running and what sets them apart from the competition For me, it brings back memories of watching a 60 Minutes program in 1980 where Roger Mudd interviewed Ted Kennedy and asked him Today we find ourselves at the beginning of the 2020 presidential campaign even though the Iowa caucuses are eleven months away It seems that each day another Democrat announces their candidacy, and President Trump does what President Trump does Talking heads on cable news programs ask each candidate why they are running and what sets them apart from the competition For me, it brings back memories of watching a 60 Minutes program in 1980 where Roger Mudd interviewed Ted Kennedy and asked him why he was challenging President Carter for their parties nomination Kennedy s response went along way in destroying his candidacy as his rambling response lacked coherence, and in no way answered the question, leaving the American electorate in the dark as to why he was running.At a time when the Democratic Party seems split between its progressive and moderate wings it would be a ...Over the past few weeks I have been studying the Carter Administration, the first presidency I really remember With the passage of nearly 40 years enough time has passed to look objectively at the Jimmy Carter presidency, and I wanted to see if my life long impression of him as a hugely incompetent president but a very good man, has changed Although I have learned a lot from this reading, and I believe history shows Carter in fact achieved some good things, my overall perception of him has not Over the past few weeks I have been studying the Carter Administration, the first presidency I really remember With the passage of nearly 40 years enough time has passed to look objectively at the Jimmy Carter presidency, and I wanted to see if my life long impression of him as a hugely incompetent president but a very good man, has changed Although I have learned a lot from this reading, and I believe history shows Carter in fact achieved some good things, my overall perception of him has not changed Despite his accomplishments, he failed in a fundamental role of the presidency, which is to project personal and American strength and his opponents both home and abroad took advantage of that By 1979, with Carter unable to address out of ...First, it must be said that some commentators __ without reading the book __on the basis of a blurb have assumed that this book will be a celebration of Ted Kennedy This was not the intent of the author In fact, Ward says of Chappaquiddick The scandal could easily have resulted in prison time, and probably should have Kopechne s death should have cost Kennedy his Senate seat, but it did not Instead CAMELOT S END is a detailed, fascinating history of the contrasting lives of Jimmy Carter a First, it must be said that some commentators __ without reading the book __on the basis of a blurb have assumed that this book will be a celebration of Ted Kennedy This was not the intent of the author In fact, Ward says of Chappaquiddick The scandal could easily have resulted in prison time, and probably should have Kopechne s death should have cost Kennedy his Senate seat, but it did not Instead CAMELOT S END is a detailed, fascinating history of the contrasting lives of Jimmy Carter and Edw...A good look at the 1980 Democratic primary.Edward Kennedy challenged fellow Democrat and incumbent President Jimmy Carter It was a bitter fight. I was 12 in 1980 and while I remember a lot from that time, I didn t remember the Kennedy Carter clash I was watching the Network TV premiere of JAWS the same night Ted Kennedy was on CBS, struggling to answer questions about Chappaquidick and why he wanted to be President I learned much about the Carter presidency And about the time frame in gene A good look at the 1980 Democratic primary.Edward Kennedy challenged fellow Democrat and incumbent President Jimmy Carter It was a bitter fight. I was 12 in 1980 and while I remember a lot from that time, I didn t remember the Kennedy Carter clash I was watching the Network TV premiere of JAWS the same night Ted Kennedy was on CBS, struggling to answer questions about Chappaquid...While visiting our public library one afternoon, desperate for new reading material but not quite knowing what kind I wanted, I finally pulled this book off the new books shelf and checked it out I then spent the next few days pondering whether I really wanted to read a book about Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy I am not particularly fond of either man, after all, and I find Kennedy to be especially reprehensible At one point I even picked up the unopened book as I headed out the door, intending While visiting our public library one afternoon, desperate for new reading material but not quite knowing what kind I wanted, I finally pulled this book off the new books shelf and checked it out I then spent the next few days pondering whether I really wanted to read a book about Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy I am not particularly fond of either man, after all, and I find Kennedy to be especially reprehensible At one point I even picked up the unopened book as I headed out the door, intending to return it to the library unread, but then I paused for a moment and decided to give it a chance I m glad now that I did so Jimmy Cart...This was a great pick from Beach aka book club member Branden Beachy.Sometimes political books are dangerous as part of your group might be Conservative, and part might be Liberal Even histories can get bogged down with bias But this had something for everybody It didn t paint Ted Kennedy or Jimmy Carter in an inappropriately negative light And kind of lauded them both So, the Liberals were happy But it was also about the destruction of the Democratic Party so the Conservatives were This was a great pick from Beach aka book club member Branden Beachy.Sometimes political books are dangerous as part of your group might be Conservative, and part might be Liberal Even histories can get bogged down with bias But this had something for everybody It didn t paint Ted Kennedy or Jimmy Carter in an inappropriately negative light And kind of lauded them both So, the Liberals were happy But it was also about the destruction of the Democratic Party so the Conservatives were happy win win I knew quite a bit about both Kennedy and Carter But it turns out as is the case with most things there was a lot that I didn t know.For instance, I knew the Iran Hostage Cris...Ward masterfully tells a story about which I only knew the most general outline Cut me some slack I was 8 the 1980 presidential election Having met or heard stories about a number of the folks involved in that campaign made it eveninteresting Anyone interested in politics should read this book.The 1980 election marked the beginning of the Democrats gradual drifting to the right, culminating in its present state of Republican Light.
- 10 October 2018 Jon Ward
- Hardcover
- 400 pages
- 1455591386
- Jon Ward
- Camelots End