64. Ibid.
65. Ibid.
66. Maxine Cheshire, “Sinatra Due at Detroit Doings,” Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1980, F6; Larsen, “The Stars Come Out in Election Year.”
67. Eileen Doherty, in discussion with the author, April 11, 2007.
68. United Press International, “1948 Reagan Movie Gains Baker TV Time,” Los Angeles Times, February 13, 1980, B19.
69. Francis X. Clines, “Reagan Turns 69 with Vigorous Burst of New Hampshire Politicking,” New York Times, February 6, 1980, 20.
70. James J. Kilpatrick, “Reagan Proves He's Far From Bush-ed,” Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, February 22, 1980.
71. Douglas E. Kneeland, “Bush Clinging Fast to Center of Party,” New York Times, February 7, 1980, 19.
72. Hedrick Smith, “In New Hampshire: G.O.P. Family Feud,” New York Times, February 7, 1980, 18.
73. Albert R. Hunt, “Subtlety Isn't One of Mr. Loeb's Strengths,” Wall Street Journal, February 12, 1980, 24.
74. James Wooten, World News Tonight, ABC News Transcripts, February 18, 1980.
75. United Press International, “Poll: Kennedy Losing Ground,” Boston Globe, February 20, 1980, 13.
76. United Press International, “Kennedy: Consider Other Traumas in Life as Well,” State (SC), February 20, 1980, 11B.
77. Clay F. Richards, United Press International, “Latest New Hampshire Polls Give Leads to Carter, Bush,” State (SC), February 20, 1980, 11B.
78. Walter R. Mears, “Carter Won't Consider Changing His No-Campaign Policy,” Associated Press, February 11, 1980.
79. Jeff MacNelly, Burlington (VT) Free Press, February 20, 1980.
80. Jerry Harkavy, “Kennedy Needs Decisive Victory in Maine Caucuses,” Associated Press, January 27, 1980.
81. Associated Press, “Bush in ‘Surprise’ Showing,” New York Times, February 14, 1980, A22.
82. “Bush: ‘Guaranteed’ Peace,” Concord (NH) Monitor, February 12, 1980.
83. United Press International, “Dole Wants to Join Nashua Debate,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 14, 1980; Associated Press, “Dole, Baker Seeking to Halt Telegraph-Planned Debate, Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 16, 1980.
84. Tom Oppel, “Common Cause Protests 2-Man Debate,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 14, 1980.
85. Walter R. Mears, Associated Press, February 6, 1980.
86. Walter R. Mears, Associated Press, “Bush Wins 1st Issue; Reagan Funds Forum,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 14, 1980, 10.
87. John Laurence, World News Tonight Sunday, ABC News Transcripts, February 17, 1980.
88. Wayne King, “Reagan, After Apology, Explains His Recounting of an Ethnic Joke,” New York Times, February 19, 1980, A14.
89. Editorial, “Jokes, and Echoes, in New Hampshire,” New York Times, February 20, 1980, A24.
90. “Yale Head Hits Reagan,” Boston Globe, February 21, 1980, 12.
91. Paul Kengor and Patricia Clark Doerner, The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2007), 102–3.
92. “Lawyer May Fill Top Reagan Post,” Los Angeles Times, February 19, 1980, 1.
93. Joseph E. Persico, Casey: From the OSS to the CIA (New York: Viking, 1990), 178–79.
94. “Lawyer May Fill Top Reagan Post,” Los Angeles Times, February 19, 1980, 1.
95. Maurice Carroll, “State G.O.P. Girds for 3-Way Presidential Primary,” New York Times, February 8, 1980, A12.
96. James M. Perry, “Conspiracy Theorists Point Darkly to Bush as a ‘Trilateralist,’” Wall Street Journal, February 26, 1980, 1.
97. Hunt, “Subtlety Isn't One of Mr. Loeb's Strengths.”
98. Perry, “Conspiracy Theorists Point Darkly to Bush as a ‘Trilateralist.’”
99. “Reagan Races a Little Faster,” Time, February 11, 1980.
100. Ibid.
101. James R. Dickenson, “Reagan Taking Pains to Fight Bush's Resume,” Washington Star, February 15, 1980, A3.
102. Tom Morganthau, Tony Fuller, Stryker McGuire, Gloria Borger, and Gerald C. Lubenow, “GOP Shake-down Cruise,” Newsweek, February 25, 1980, 32.
103. Jeff Bell, in discussion with the author; Bill Roeder, “Reagan Toughens His Ad Campaign,” Newsweek, February 11, 1980, 25.
104. Jeff Bell, in discussion with the author.
105. Novak, The Prince of Darkness, 349.
106. James Baker, in discussion with the author; Victor Gold, in discussion with the author.
107. Tom Morganthau and James Doyle, “The Prime-Time Players,” Newsweek, January 28, 1980, 34.
108. Donald M. Rothberg, “Bush Criticized by GOP Opponents,” Associated Press, February 14, 1980.
CHAPTER 9: FAST TIMES AT NASHUA HIGH
1. Kevin McKean, “Magazine Reports on Health of Presidential Candidates,” Associated Press, February 12, 1980.
2. Ibid.
3. “The Candidates: Just How Healthy?” U. S. News & World Report, February 25, 1980, 8.
4. Lynn Nofziger, Nofziger (Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway, 1992), 222.
5. “The Candidates: Just How Healthy?”
6. Dom Bonafede, “Covering the Presidential Elections—Despite the Cost, the Press Is Ready,” National Journal, February 2, 1980, 192.
7. “Cautious Confrontation,” Time, March 3, 1980.
8. Martin Schram, “Bush Survives Debate Unscathed,” Washington Post, February 21, 1980, A2.
9. Adolphe V. Bernotas, “Reagan Campaign Agrees to Pay to Debate George Bush,” Associated Press, February 22, 1980.
10. Lou Cannon, “Reagan Forces to Pay Costs of Debate with Bush,” Washington Post, February 22, 1980, A2.
11. Adam Clymer, “Reagan to Finance His Debate Tomorrow with Bush,” New York Times, February 22, 1980, A14.
12. Peter Hannaford, in discussion with the author.
13. Benjamin Taylor, “Twists and Turns on Debate in N.H.,” Boston Globe, February 22, 1980, 11.
14. Saul Friedman and Remer Tyson, “Big Fanfare, Small Delegation in N.H.,” Miami Herald, February 26, 1980, 1A.
15. Scott Mackay, “Presidential Hopefuls Begin Final Media Blitz,” Burlington (VT) Free Press, February 24, 1980, 1A.
16. United Press International, “Reagan Landslide Winner in Alaskan Precinct Straw Poll,” Los Angeles Times, February 23, 1980, A22; Merrill Hartson, Associated Press, February 22, 1980.
17. United Press International, “Reagan Clings to Lead as Arkansas Picks Delegation,” Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1980, A11; Bill Simmons, “Reagan and Baker Major Victors in Arkansas Contest,” Associated Press, February 17, 1980.
18. Lou Cannon, “Risk Higher in N.H. for Bush Campaign,” Washington Post, February 20, 1980, A4.
19. David Nyhan, “What to Check in N.H.,” Boston Globe, February 20, 1980, 15.
20. Melvin Maddocks, “Politics and the Taste of Pickles,” Christian Science Monitor, March 3, 1980, 23; James Prichard, “The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth,” Associated Press, October 22, 2007.
21. Richard Bergholz, “Carter Holds Lead as N.H.Vote Nears,” Los Angeles Times, February 25, 1980, 1.
22. Bernard Weinraub, “Ads Underscore Boston Media's Role in Campaign,” New York Times, February 23, 1980, 8.
23. Martin Schram, “The Guns of the N.H. Skirmishing,” Washington Post, February 20, 1980, A1.
24. Francis X. Clines, “New Hampshire Gun-Control Forum Brings Out Presidential Vote Hunters,” New York Times, February 20, 1980, A19.
25. Ibid.
26. Associated Press, “Hockey Win Stirs Flag-Waving Rush,” Miami Herald, February 25, 1980, 1.
27. Colin Clark, in discussion with the author, September 22, 2006.
28. Walter R. Mears, Associated Press, February 24, 1980.
29. Mary Thornton, “Carter Gaining in Poll; Reagan Lead Narrows,” Washington Star, February 19, 1980, A1.
30. Robert Healy, “The Bush Wagon Rolls On,” Boston Globe, February 22, 1980, 15.
31. Jack W
. Germond and Jules Witcover, “King of the Hill?” Boston Globe, February 22, 1980, 15.
32. “Carter Ahead in Poll,” Boston Globe, February 21, 1980, 12.
33. Clay F. Richards, United Press International, “GOP Rivals Blast Bush,” State (SC), February 25, 1980, 2A.
34. Benjamin Taylor, “Twists and Turns on Debate in N.H.,” Boston Globe, February 22, 1980, 1.
35. Ibid.
36. Barbara Walters, World News Tonight, ABC News Transcripts, February 22, 1980.
37. Charles R. Black, in discussion with the author, March 20, 2006.
38. John Sears, in discussion with the author, July 26, 2006.
39. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
40. Harry F. Rosenthal, “Bush Won't Attack Reagan,” Associated Press, February 23, 1980.
41. Charles R. Black, in discussion with the author, March 20, 2006; Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
42. Paul Russo, in discussion with the author, September 8, 2006.
43. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
44. Editorial, “A Bizarre Chain of Events,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 28, 1980.
45. Andrew Schneider, “Two GOP Candidates Differ on Importance of Debate,” Associated Press, February 15, 1980.
46. Mickey Baca and Cynthia Jones, “Forum Reaction Varies Widely,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 25, 1980.
47. Peter Secchia, in discussion with the author.
48. “2,300 Hear Reagan-Bush Forum Tonight,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 23, 1980, 1; United Press International, “Reagan-Bush Debate Sparks Anger,” State (SC), February 24, 1980, 2A.
49. Paul Russo, in discussion with the author, September 8, 2006.
50. Neal Peden, in discussion with the author, July 6, 2006.
51. Charles R. Black, in discussion with the author, March 20, 2006.
52. Ibid.
53. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
54. Charles R. Black, in discussion with the author, March 20, 2006.
55. Paul Laxalt, in discussion with the author, July 31, 2006.
56. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
57. Morton Blackwell, in discussion with the author, February 28, 2007.
58. Peter Hannaford, in discussion with the author, March 24, 2006.
59. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006.
60. Jim Roberts, in discussion with the author, July 2006.
61. Gerald Carmen, in discussion with the author, July 25, 2006.
62. Ibid.
63. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, September 19, 2006; Gerald Carmen, in discussion with the author.
64. Peter Hannaford, in discussion with the author.
65. Germond and Witcover, “GOP Rivals Gang Up.”
66. Walter R. Mears, “Bush and Reagan Poised to Square Off in Debate,” Associated Press, February 23, 1980.
67. Francis X. Clines, “A Reporter's Notebook: Grand Old Pandemonium,” New York Times, February 25, 1980, A18.
68. Jack Kenny, “Campaign Tales Are Told by the Man Who Provides Sound, Video to Candidates,” N.H. Business Review, January 28–February 10, 2000. http://www.molloysoundandvideo.com/articles.html.
69. Associated Press, February 25, 1980.
70. Jules Witcover, Crapshoot: Rolling the Dice on the Vice Presidency (New York: Crown Publishers, 1992), 306.
71. Ibid., 307.
72. Robert Shogan, “Reagan Effort to Expand Debate Leads to Dispute,” Los Angeles Times, February 24, 1980, 1.
73. David Nyhan and Robert Healy, “Nashua Debate Turns into a Fight to Speak,” Boston Globe, February 24, 1980, 1.
74. Hedrick Smith, “Excluded from G.O.P. Debate, Four Attack Bush,” New York Times, February 24, 1980, 1.
75. Jim Roberts, in discussion with the author, July 2006.
76. Ronald Reagan, An American Life: The Autobiography (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990), 213.
77. Lou Cannon, Reagan (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1982), 253.
78. Don Campbell, “Bush and Reagan Debate Ends Up a Party Battle,” Burlington (VT) Free Press, February 24, 1980, 1.
79. Peter Hannaford, The Reagans: A Political Portrait (New York: Coward-McCann, 1983), 238.
80. Shogan, “Reagan Effort to Expand Debate.”
81. David Keene, in discussion with the author, March 17, 2006.
82. Mears, “Bush and Reagan Poised to Square Off.”
83. David Nyhan, “‘Just Politics’ or a ‘Lockout,'” Boston Globe, February 25, 1980, 1; Rochelle Share, “Shadow Outshines Nashua Debate,” Concord (NH) Monitor, February 25, 1980, 1.
84. Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, “GOP Rivals Gang Up on Bush as Debate Turns into a Brawl,” Washington Star, February 24, 1980, A1.
85. James R. Dickenson, “Fallout Over Debate Could Decide GOP's Primary Contest,” Washington Star, February 26, 1980, A1.
86. Robert Healy, “Nashua Debate and a New Unity,” Boston Globe, February 25, 1980, 6.
87. Richard Bergholz, “Carter Holds Lead as N.H.Vote Nears,” Los Angeles Times, February 25, 1980, 1.
88. William Loeb, “Only a Bush Leaguer” Manchester (NH) Union-Leader, February 25, 1980, 1.
89. Mears, “Bush and Reagan Poised to Square Off.”
90. Richard Bergholz, “Reagan and Bush Battle for Lead in N.H. Primary,” Los Angeles Times, February 26, 1980, 2A.
91. Clay F. Richards, United Press International, “GOP Rivals Blast Bush,” State (SC), February 25, 1980, 2A.
92. John Sears, in discussion with the author, July 26, 2006.
93. Walter R. Mears, “New Hampshire Tests Kennedy, GOP Challengers in First Primary,” Associated Press, February 26, 1980.
94. David Espo, Associated Press, “On the Road with Ted,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 25, 1980, 11.
95. Warren Weaver Jr., “Carter Far Ahead of Kennedy on Campaign Funds,” New York Times, February 22, 1980, A14.
96. Patrick Riordan, “Lions Fatten President's War Chest,” Miami Herald, February 25, 1980, 1A.
97. Thomas Oliphant, “New Hampshire: The Image and the Reality,” Boston Globe, February 26, 2.
CHAPTER 10: REAGAN ROMPS
1. Lou Cannon, Martin Schram, Myra McPherson, Judy Nicol, Art Harris, and David S. Broder, “Bush Is Crushed byWide Margin,” Washington Post, February 27, 1980, A1.
2. U. S. News & World Report, February 25, 1980, 23.
3. David S. Broder, in discussion with the author, June 23, 2006.
4. Lou Cannon, Reagan (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1982), 249.
5. Cannon et al., “Bush Is Crushed byWide Margin.”
6. David S. Broder, “Dramatic Reversal of Fortune in New Hampshire,” Washington Post, February 28, 1980, A1.
7. Associated Press, “Debate Fiasco: Who's to Blame?” Miami Herald, February 25, 1980, 25A.
8. Remer Tyson and Saul Friedman, “Republican Campaign Turns Nasty,” Miami Herald, February 25, 1980, 25A.
9. Richard Bergholz, “N.H. Voting in Presidential Primary Today,” Los Angeles Times, February 26, 1980, A10.
10. Gerald Carmen, in discussion with the author, July 25, 2006.
11. Tyson and Friedman, “Republican Campaign Turns Nasty.”
12. Associated Press, “Debate Fiasco.”
13. Bruce Nichols, United Press International, “Bush Labels Debate Furor Ploy,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 26, 1980, 1.
14. Tom Oppel, “Reagan and Bush Stands Similar,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 25, 1980.
15. Tom Wicker, “A Trail of Peanut Hulls,” New York Times, February 24, 1980, E19.
16. Remer Tyson and David Hoffman, “Bush Fears Debate Flap Backlash,” Miami Herald, February 26, 1980, 11A.
17. Walter R. Mears, “Poll Says Carter Over Kennedy; Bush, Reagan in Squeaker,” Associated Press, February 25, 1980.
18. United Press International, “Reagan ‘Sandbagged Me,’ Bush Says of Debate,” Miami Herald, February 26, 1980, 8A.
19. Warren Pease, “George Bush: Often a Candidate, Rarely Chosen,” Manchester (NH) Union-Leader, January 15, 1980, 1.
20. James Wooten, World News Tonight, ABC News Transcripts, February 24, 1980.
21. Walter R. Mears, “New Hampshire Tests Kennedy, GOP Challengers in First Primary,” Associated Press, February 26, 1980.
22. Walter R. Mears, “Poll Says Carter Over Kennedy; Bush, Reagan in Squeaker,” Associated Press, February 25, 1980.
23. “Read All About It …,” Miami Herald, February 26, 1980, 11A.
24. Tom Oppel, “Joan Kennedy Ventures into Primary,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 20, 1980, 3.
25. Bergholz, “N.H.Voting in Presidential Primary Today.”
26. Donald M. Rothberg, Associated Press, February 26, 1980.
27. David Nyhan, “Reagan's Mr. Inside in N.H.,” Boston Globe, February 28, 1980, 1.
28. E. J. Dionne Jr., “Bush Viewed as Above Faction Fights,” New York Times, February 26, 1980, B11.
29. Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, “Reagan's Solid Base,” Washington Post, February 25, 1980, A23.
30. Jerry Harkavy, Associated Press, “Dixville Notch: Bush, Reagan Tie,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 26, 1980, 1.
31. Associated Press, “Turnout Mixed in New Hampshire Vote,” Washington Star, February 26, 1980, 1.
32. Ibid.
33. James R. Dickenson, “Vote to Show Whether Reagan Can Regain His Frontrunner Status,” Washington Star, February 24, 1980.
34. Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, “Insiders Think Bush Soon Can Lock Up Lead,” Washington Star, February 21, 1980, A1.
35. Stephen Doig, “Poll: Bush Leading Reagan in South,” Miami Herald, February 25, 1980, 23A.
36. Francis X. Clines, “New Hampshire Hears the Final Vows,” New York Times, February 26, 1980, A1.
37. Editorial, “Mr. Sears' Masterful Stroke,” Nashua (NH) Telegraph, February 26, 1980, 5.
38. Associated Press, February 27, 1980.
39. Lou Cannon, “Bush, Reagan Even as New Hampshire Finish Line Nears,” Washington Post, February 25, 1980, A2.
40. Chris Black, “Voter Turnout Sets a Record,” Boston Globe, February 27, 1980, 1
41. Broder, “Dramatic Reversal of Fortune.”
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