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Camelot's end Kennedy vs. Carter and the fight that broke the democratic party

Draws on interviews with major political leaders in an account of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign to secure the Democratic presidential nomination instead of incumbent Jimmy Carter that discusses how their rivalry reflected significant party changes.

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Main Author: Ward, Jon (Writer of politics) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Twelve, [2019]
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Kennedy, Edward M. > (Edward Moore), > 1932-2009.
Carter, Jimmy, > 1924-
Presidents > United States > Election > 1980.
Political campaigns > United States > History > 20th century.
Primaries > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
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Summary:Draws on interviews with major political leaders in an account of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign to secure the Democratic presidential nomination instead of incumbent Jimmy Carter that discusses how their rivalry reflected significant party changes.
Physical Description:vi, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-378) and index.
ISBN:9781455591381
1455591386
Author Notes:Jon Ward is the senior political correspondent for Yahoo News , author of Camelot's End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party (Twelve Books, 2019), and host of The Long Game podcast. He has covered American politics and culture for two decades as a city desk reporter in Washington D.C.; as a White House correspondent who traveled aboard Air Force One to Africa, Europe, and the Middle East; and as a national affairs correspondent who has traveled the country to write about two presidential campaigns and the ideas and people animating our times. He has been published in The Washington Post , The New Republic , Politico Magazine , Vanity Fair , The Huffington Post , and The Washington Times . He and his family live in Washington, D.C.

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