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The Eighteen-Day Running Mate - McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis (Hardcover)
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The Eighteen-Day Running Mate - McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis (Hardcover)
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The riveting story of a doomed presidential ticket and the truth
behind this singular election-year drama No skeletons were rattling
in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern's political
director. But only eighteen days later-after a series of damaging
public revelations and feverish behind-the-scenes
maneuverings-McGovern rescinded his endorsement of his Democratic
vice-presidential running mate, and Eagleton withdrew from the
ticket. This fascinating book is the first to uncover the full
story behind Eagleton's rise and precipitous fall as a national
candidate. Within days of Eagleton's nomination, a pair of
anonymous phone calls brought to light his history of
hospitalizations for "nervous exhaustion and depression" and past
treatment with electroshock therapy. The revelation rattled the
campaign and placed McGovern's organization under intense public
and media scrutiny. Joshua M. Glasser investigates a campaign in
disarray and explores the perspectives of the campaign's key
players, how decisions were made and who made them, how cultural
attitudes toward mental illness informed the crisis, and how
Eagleton's and McGovern's personal ambitions shaped the course of
events. Drawing on personal interviews with McGovern, campaign
manager Gary Hart, political director Frank Mankiewicz, and dozens
of other participants inside and outside the McGovern and Eagleton
camps-as well as extensive unpublished campaign records-Glasser
captures the political and human drama of Eagleton's brief
candidacy. Glasser also offers sharp insights into the America of
1972-mired in war and anxious about the economy, a time with
striking similarities to our own.
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