Portion of title |
Life in pursuit of liberty |
Contents |
Cradle conservative -- Paris holiday -- The movement -- Rebels with a cause -- Reluctant champion -- The day Kennedy died -- Decision time -- A choice, not an echo -- The real Barry Goldwater -- The must primary -- Civil rights and the constitution -- Convention -- Things that matter -- Extremism and liberty -- Anything goes -- Let Goldwater be Goldwater -- Landslide -- 27 million americans can't be wrong -- On my own -- Author, author -- The "voice" of the silent majority -- Square power -- The rabbi and the president -- The new right -- The changing face of conservatism -- Captive nations and peoples -- Leaving the arena -- Back to school -- Defalcation -- Missionaries for freedom -- "Dear Bill" -- The making of a memorial -- The final step -- Dedication day -- Chimera? -- Trumped -- Coda. |
Abstract |
"Lee Edwards is a historian of the conservative movement who has been present at nearly every major event of the modern conservative movement. His memoir reveals his insider account of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; how he first interviewed Ronald Reagan when the actor was thinking of running for governor; how he created the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, and much more."--Provided by publisher. |
General note | Includes index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2017044065 |
ISBN | 9781610171458 (hardcover) |