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by Shirley, Craig


  Caddell, Pat, 21, 47, 53, 159, 220, 236, 242, 391, 415, 445, 449, 458, 462, 468, 472–73, 486, 490, 500, 506, 530, 555, 568–69, 571, 576, 610, 611

  Calandra, John, 219

  Califano, Joe, 580

  California: 1976 presidential election and, 16; 1980 presidential election and, 444, 500, 502–3, 579; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 68; Proposition 6 (Briggs Amendment) in, 35; Proposition 13 in, 30–31; winner-take-all primary in, 68

  Camelot, 60, 163, 405, 411, 431, 437, 441, 570, 579

  campaign finance, 51, 124–25; 1980 presidential election and, 308–9, 317; Anderson and, 205, 270, 461; Baker and, 92; Bush and, 92, 231; Carter and, 92, 231; Connally and, 51, 87–88, 114; Crane and, 51, 90, 205; direct-mail fundraising and, 33; Kennedy and, 106, 116; Reagan and, 51, 66, 67, 69, 76, 89–90, 92, 112, 114–15, 119, 176, 180, 192, 231; Secret Service and, 124–25; spending limits and, 91, 125–26; third-party bids and, 246; two-party system and, 23. See also Federal Election Commission

  Campbell, Carroll, 91

  Camp David Accords, 34–35, 190

  Campo, Terry, 211–12

  Cannon, Lou, 108, 188, 274, 293, 333, 459–60, 489, 495, 558, 601; 1976 presidential election and, 16; 1980 presidential election and, 404; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 59; age issue and, 23; Iowa and, 103; Reagan running mate selection and, 285–86, 363; Republican Party and, 13; Sears and, 34, 84

  Card, Andy, 183

  Carey, Hugh, 286, 446

  Carmen, Gerald P. “Jerry,” 52, 93, 106, 115, 116, 120, 123–24, 126, 133, 142, 147, 149, 151, 157, 162, 164–65, 172, 279, 296, 314, 389

  Carter, Amy, 456, 525, 547, 553, 576, 611

  Carter, Anderson, 292

  Carter, Billy, 398, 402, 404, 463–64, 516, 552

  Carter, Jack, 145

  Carter, Jimmy, 125; 1976 presidential election and, 15, 17; 1978 midterm elections and, 35; 1980 Democratic presidential nomination and, 46–47, 405–16; Alabama and, 201; American people and, 17; Anderson candidacy and, 403, 464, 482, 501, 528–29, 610–11; approval rating of, 47, 61, 103; arms control and, 458–59, 538–39; balanced budgets and, 17; broken promises and, 496, 536; California and, 444; campaign finance and, 92, 231; campaign kickoff and, 455–60; campaign problems of, 445; Camp David Accords and, 34–35; Connecticut and, 190, 223–24, 228–30; criticism of, 402; debates and, 445–46, 451–52, 470, 478–80, 482–83, 487, 506, 509–13, 529–44, 545–48; Democratic Party and, 46, 61, 402, 410–11; dignity of presidency and, 20–21; economy and, 35, 45, 103, 231–32, 402, 452–53, 483–84, 522–24, 527–28, 534–36, 588; Election Day 1980 and, 568–71, 574–77, 583; energy crisis and, 52; failures in office of, xi; Florida and, 201; foreign policy and, 25, 34–35, 46, 115, 190, 215, 310, 481, 527; Georgia and, 201; government and, 20; health care and, 60–61; health of, 140–41; Hoover and, 2; human rights and, 17, 46, 542, 613; Illinois and, 211–12, 217; incompetence of, 45, 492; incumbency and, 5–6, 393, 461; Iowa and, 80, 100, 105–6; Iran and, 114; Iranian hostage crisis and, 63–64, 88, 92, 103, 143, 176, 178, 217, 220, 242, 245, 267–69, 277, 290, 327, 402, 472, 481, 508, 517–18, 537–38, 562–63; Kennedy and, 51, 60; “Killer Rabbit” incident and, 50; labor unions and, 456, 498; leadership and, xii; liberalism and, 49, 116; Maine and, 444; malaise speech of, 52–54; Massachusetts and, 193–94, 392; media and, 17; New Hampshire and, 116, 133–34, 142, 145, 155, 159, 163–64, 444; New York and, 190, 223–24, 230; nuclear weapons and, 547; Ohio and, 444; Oregon and, 444; Panama Canal treaties and, 25–27, 29–30; Pennsylvania and, 251–52, 261–62, 263–64; populism and, 17, 20; Reagan, attacks on by, 25, 389–90, 449–50, 461–62, 474–78, 488, 491–93, 500, 611–12; religion and, 255; Rose Garden strategy and, 100, 277, 549; SALT II and, 58, 59, 68; South and, 13; Soviet Union and, 80, 103, 114, 117, 143, 206, 244–45, 310; tax cuts and, 221; Texas and, 274–75; theft of briefing books of, 420, 435, 437–41, 515–16, 529, 552, 607–12; Vermont and, 193–94, 444; Washington State and, 444; Wisconsin and, 236–37, 242, 444

  Carter, Lillian, 407, 527

  Carter, Rosalynn, 52, 208, 247, 309, 556; 1980 presidential election, last days of and, 559–60; Carter approval rating of and, 47; Cleveland debate and, 532, 545; Election Day 1980 and, 569; policy decisions and, 115; Reagan, Nancy, and, 248; Reagan and, 577; Texas and, 275

  Casey, William, 136, 220–21, 223, 251, 308, 372–73, 603, 604; 1980 presidential election and, 331–32, 453; campaign finance and, 176, 192; Carter, Billy, and, 464; Carter briefing books and, 420, 440, 515–16, 529, 607, 609; Council on Foreign Relations and, 177; Election Day 1980 and, 568, 579; Klan controversy and, 457; Reagan running mate selection and, 351, 352, 354, 357, 362; Sears and, 112–13, 137, 166, 168, 169, 170, 180; staffing and, 173

  Castellanos, Alex, 386

  Castro, Fidel, 200, 249, 338, 398, 482, 511

  Catholics, 13, 36, 192, 217, 222, 230, 500, 501

  Cato Institute, 596

  CBS, 1, 29, 62, 102, 146, 171, 221, 225, 252, 318, 408, 531, 571–74, 579

  CBS Reports:Teddy (documentary), 62

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 97–98, 104, 128, 136, 138, 153, 216, 521, 568

  CFTR. See Citizens for the Republic

  Chancellor, John, 149, 151, 367, 386, 573, 574, 575, 576

  Cheney, Richard, 13, 17, 31, 71, 111, 203, 353, 440, 589, 590, 607

  Chicago Sun-Times, 207, 216, 366, 498

  Chicago Tribune, 52, 149, 190, 210, 216, 529

  Chiles, Eddie, 272–73

  China, 128, 255, 312–13, 338, 448

  Chisholm, Shirley, 446

  Christian Right, 35, 340, 473

  Christian Science Monitor, 533, 602

  Christian Voice, 191–92

  Christopher, Warren, 562

  Chrysler Corporation, 237, 460, 492

  Church, Frank, 206, 581

  Church, George, 587

  Churchill, Winston, xii, 119, 300

  CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency

  cities: decay in, 5, 45; development zones and, 536; plight of, 536

  Citizens for Kennedy, 425 Citizens for Reagan, 14, 19, 33, 81, 107, 181, 308, 339

  Citizens for the Republic (CFTR), 19, 174

  Civiletti, Benjamin, 464, 516

  civil rights, 255, 404, 461, 520

  Civil Rights Act of 1964, 404, 478, 550

  Clamshell Alliance, 149

  Clark, Colin, 146, 167, 172–73, 459

  Clark, George, 174, 222

  Clark, Ramsey, 92

  Clark, William, 146

  Clements, Frank, 338

  Clements, William, 272, 518

  Cleveland debate, 45, 529–44, 545–48

  Clifford, Clark, 53, 580

  Clinton, Bill, 24, 313, 414, 482, 581, 587

  Clymer, Adam, 85, 191, 410, 481

  CNN, 1, 523, 572

  Cohen, Bill, 71

  Cold War, xi, 5, 122, 146, 344, 383, 517, 543, 585–86, 588, 602

  Coleman, Muriel, 234–35, 580, 594

  collectivism, 54, 107

  Collins, Dick, 273

  Collins, Robert, 87

  Commerce Department, U.S., 514

  Committee for an Open Convention, 394

  Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, 24

  Common Cause, 135

  Commoner, Barry, 519

  Communism, 5, 225–26, 234, 255, 304, 373, 574; China and, 312–13; containment and, 590; Corbin and, 422–23, 426–27, 430, 435–36; in Hollywood, 595; HUAC and, 328, 422, 430–31, 435–36; Reagan and, 271, 312–13, 381–82, 585–86, 595, 604; Soviet Union and, 585

  Communist Party USA, 422, 426, 430, 436

  Conconi, Chuck, 418–19

  Concord Monitor, 131

  Congressional Club, 212

  Connally, John, 125, 212, 221, 229, 243, 390, 391; 1980 Republican convention and, 344; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 36, 38, 72; abortion and, 58; age issue and, 72; announcement of candidacy of, 38; Arkansas and, 117–18; Bush and, 56–59, 92; campaign financ
e and, 51, 87–88, 114; conservatism and, 58; ERA and, 58; fundraising and, 87–88; health of, 140; HUAC and, 435–36; Indiana and, 69; Iowa and, 70, 91, 98, 102; military service of, 57; Mississippi and, 134; New Hampshire and, 57, 91, 110, 126, 147, 148, 157; party-switching of, 38, 58, 86; Reagan, attacks on by, 58, 72, 86; Reagan, endorsement of by, 271; Republican Party and, 18; SALT II and, 58; South Carolina and, 92, 100, 111, 178–79, 189–90, 197–99; strategy of, 91; withdrawal of, 198–99

  Connally, John, III, 178, 189

  Connecticut: 1980 Democratic presidential nomination and, 190, 223–24, 228–30; 1980 presidential election and, 391; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 121, 134–35, 221–22, 230

  conservatism: 1980 presidential election and, xii; Buckley and, 339–40; Bush and, 48–49, 58, 261; change and, 2; Cold War, 58; compassionate, 596; Connally and, 58; Dole and, 49; Goldwater and, 18; grassroots, 36, 68; liberalism vs., 21; media and, 24; National Review and, 339–40; neo-, 597, 602; Panama Canal treaties and, 26; Reagan and, 2, 8–9, 13, 15, 18, 21–23, 54, 92, 94, 107, 119, 128, 138, 173, 191, 194, 261, 336, 403, 450, 595–97, 602; religious, 254–56; Republican Party and, 19, 21–23, 339; rise of, 4, 339–40, 602; Roosevelt and, 2; social, 21, 52; South and, 392; Sun Belt, 18. See also conservative movement

  Conservative Digest, 329

  conservative movement: Christian Right and, 340; Cold Warriors and, 68; growth of, 22–23, 32; importance of, 25; New Right and, 23–25; Nofziger and, 174; Reagan and, 2, 9; Republican Party and, 25. See also conservatism

  Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), 8, 21–23, 151, 585

  Constitution, U.S., 185, 291, 327, 354, 542; Bill of Rights, 597; First Amendment, 450; Tenth Amendment, 403; Twelfth Amendment, 291, 351

  Conte, Silvio, 352

  Coolidge, Calvin, 215

  “co-presidency,” 3, 349–69, 371, 373, 376, 393, 591

  Corbin, Darlene, 424, 609

  Corbin, Gertrude, 429

  Corbin, Paul, 429; 1960 presidential election and, 237; 1980 presidential election and, 416; background of, 420–21; Carter, undermining of and, 413, 416; Carter briefing books and, 420, 435, 437–41, 516, 529, 607–9; Catholic conversion of, 429–30; Communist affiliations of, 422–23, 426–27, 430, 435–36; death of, 419; DNC and, 428–29, 430, 431, 432; FBI and, 419, 421, 423, 426, 428, 430–31, 432; FBI file on, 418; HUAC and, 422, 430–31; Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” and, 429; Kennedy, John F., and, 428–29; Kennedy, Robert F., and, 103, 418, 424–30, 431, 432, 433; labor unions and, 419, 421–22, 436; Lucey and, 425, 433, 434–35, 436–37, 446; marriages of, 421, 426

  Corbin, Seena, 421

  Corcoran, Tommy “The Cork,” 8

  Cotten, Ben, 296, 314

  Council on Foreign Relations, 177, 215

  Coyne, Jim, 249

  CPAC. See Conservative Political Action Conference

  Crane, Arlene, 47, 90

  Crane, Philip M., 58, 125, 376, 596; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 32–33, 47, 560–61; campaign finance and, 51, 90, 205; Illinois and, 206; Iowa and, 40, 111; New Hampshire and, 68, 126, 147, 153, 154; Reagan and, 47–48; withdrawal of, 227

  Criscom, Tommy, 147

  Crisp, Mary Dent, 296, 314, 327–28, 413

  Cronkite, Walter, 149, 171–72, 270, 357, 359, 361, 367, 531, 546, 570, 573

  C-SPAN, 572

  Cuba, 114, 117, 186, 265, 338, 398, 586

  Culture of Narcissism, The (Lasch), 47

  Culver, John, 581

  Curson, Elliott, 139, 213

  Cutler, Lloyd, 550

  Dailey, Peter, 308, 315, 331, 377, 390, 465, 524

  Daley, Richard, 211

  Dalton, John, 203

  D'Amato, Alfonse, 464–65

  Dart, Justin, 308

  Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Loyal, 36

  Davis, Michele, 339, 350, 391, 492, 554, 558, 593

  Davis, Patti, 318, 343, 363, 581–82

  Dawson, Robert, 184

  Dear, Ron, 65

  Deardourff, John, 196

  Deaver, Carolyn, 83

  Deaver, Michael, 23, 113, 308, 313, 332, 390; 1976 Republican presidential nomination and, 14; 1980 presidential election and, 55, 72, 81–84, 453; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 34; CFTR and, 19; Cleveland debate and, 532; Election Day 1980 and, 579; Iowa and, 111; Keene and, 39; Reagan running mate choice and, 360; Reagan-Ford relationship and, 17; Sears and, 36, 40, 65, 66, 136–37, 166, 169, 180

  Debategate, 420, 435, 437–41, 515–16, 529, 607–12

  defense, 32, 114, 396, 397, 458–59, 479, 592

  Dellums, Ron, 403

  Democratic National Committee (DNC), 224; Anderson and, 316; Corbin and, 428–29, 430, 431, 432; Reagan running mate choice and, 372

  Democratic Party: 1976 presidential election and, 16; Carter and, 46, 61, 402, 410–11; crossover voting and, 199–200; government, shrinking and, 20; Kennedy and, 51, 133; Reagan and, 8, 10, 13, 21, 54, 84, 198, 199–200, 233–36, 239, 403, 548, 581, 587; reforms of, 61; scandals of, 221; tax cuts and, 15

  Deng Xiaoping, 448

  Dent, Harry, 179, 189

  deregulation, 50, 495, 542

  Des Moines Register, 51, 78–79, 86, 98–99, 286

  détente, 2, 25, 117, 122, 196, 344

  Detroit, Mich.: 1980 Republican convention and, 1–5, 282, 324–27; auto industry in, 45, 324; decay in, 5; history of, 324–25

  Detroit Free Press, 326

  Devine, Don, 174, 287, 335–36, 603, 606

  Dewey, Thomas, 24, 144, 338, 464

  Dickenson, James, 68, 167, 264, 372

  Diggins, John Patrick, 587, 596

  Dionne, E. J., 159

  direct mail, 24, 33

  Dirksen, Everett, 338

  District of Columbia, 278, 285, 317, 574

  Dixville Notch, N.H., 160, 161, 162, 568

  DNC. See Democratic National Committee

  Doherty, Eileen, 132

  Dolan, Anthony, 291–92, 439

  Dolan, Terry, 341, 371–72, 530

  Dole, Robert J., 98, 143, 154, 195, 330, 487–88, 493, 556–57; 1976 presidential election and, 16; 1980 Republican convention and, 3, 340; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 40; announcement of candidacy of, 49–50; Bush and, 57; Connecticut and, 135; conservatism and, 49; as Ford running mate, 59, 97, 336; health of, 140; Iowa and, 40, 70, 111; New Hampshire and, 40, 68, 141–42, 147–48, 153, 157, 163, 173; Reagan, endorsement of by, 241; Reagan running mate selection and, 352, 357, 363; as RNC chairman, 142; South Carolina and, 163; staffing and, 40; withdrawal of, 213–14

  Donaldson, Sam, 361, 548, 559, 573

  Donatelli, Frank, 34, 173–74, 239, 260, 336, 366, 515, 613

  Donovan, Ray, 69, 262, 489

  Dornan, Bob, 165

  Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 86, 288

  Dow Jones News Service, 462

  Draft Ford Committee, 195, 201, 203

  Draft Kennedy organizations, 46

  Dream Ticket, 3, 6, 291, 349–63

  Dudley, Dudley, 163

  Dunn, Angela Fox, 463

  Dunn, Bob, 433, 435, 608

  Durkin, John, 581

  Eagleton, Thomas, 322, 337

  East, John, 575

  Eberle, Bruce, 292, 329

  Eckert, Fred, 223

  Economist, The, 257, 599

  economy, 94; Carter and, 35, 45, 103, 231–32, 402, 452–53, 522–24, 527–28, 534–36, 588; negative growth in, 4–5; Reagan and, 231–32, 395, 452–53, 466–67, 522–24, 534–36, 602; supply-side economics, 25, 69

  Editor & Publisher (magazine), 507, 549

  Education Department, U.S., 50, 306, 395, 493, 557–58

  Edwards, Jim, 91, 179, 241

  Edwards, Mickey, 165

  Eisenhower, Dwight, 24, 40, 170, 320, 333, 338

  Eizenstat, Stuart, 530, 571

  Election Day 1976, 17

  Election Day 1980:Anderson and, 575, 578; Kissinger and, 575; network coverage of, 571–74; Reagan, Nancy, and, 576, 579; Reagan and, 569, 571,
575–83

  elections. See presidential elections

  Electoral College, 561–62

  Ellis, Harry, 533, 534, 535

  Ellis, Tom, 212

  Energy Department, U.S., 50, 241, 306, 395, 493, 557–58

  energy policy, 54, 99, 180, 479, 539

  environmentalism, 132, 225, 479, 489, 495–96, 500, 503, 539, 588

  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 489, 495

  EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency

  Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 32, 48, 58, 135, 149, 194, 256, 282, 323, 327, 328, 342, 450, 491, 503, 541–42

  ERA. See Equal Rights Amendment

  Erthein, John, 82

  ethnic voters, 234, 257, 283, 289, 326, 460, 487, 508, 587, 588

  Eureka College, 485–86, 533

  evangelicals, 255, 322–23, 473, 489, 580

  Evans, Diana, 386

  Evans, Rowland, 31, 57, 58, 159, 189, 196, 286, 322, 345, 391, 429, 447, 458, 550

  Evans, Tom, 123

  Evans and Novak Political Report, 207

  Evers, Charles, 521

  evolution, 450, 466

  Fabrizio, Tony, 386

  Face the Nation, 102, 350, 405, 528

  Fallows, Jim, 50

  FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation), 208

  Falwell, Jerry, 340, 407, 448–49, 489

  FBI. See Federal Bureau of Investigation

  FCC. See Federal Communications Commission

  FCM. See Fund for a Conservative Majority

  FEC. See Federal Election Commission

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):Abscam scandal and, 130, 306; Carter briefing books and, 420, 438–40; Corbin and, 418, 419, 421, 423, 426, 428, 430–31, 432

  Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 132, 142, 273, 460–61

  Federal Election Commission (FEC), 19, 40, 87–88, 91, 92, 114, 125, 142, 173, 176, 205, 229, 246, 270, 309, 437, 453, 461, 578, 603; Carter briefing books and, 608–9

  Federal Reserve, U.S., 535

  feminism, 24, 407, 413, 529

  Fielding, Fred, 439

  Finchem, Tim, 445

  Finkelstein, Arthur, 87, 90

  Firestone, Leonard, 195

  Fischer, David, 167, 175

  Fitzgerald, Jennifer, 258

  Fitzsimmons, Frank “Frankie,” 495

  Florida: 1976 Republican presidential nomination and, 200; 1980 Democratic presidential nomination and, 201; 1980 presidential election and, 458, 499, 555, 574, 575; 1980 Republican presidential nomination and, 85, 100, 118, 121, 160, 176–77, 186–87, 194–95, 200

 

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