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Modern presidents are usually depicted as party "predators" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view,Presidential Party Buildingdemonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight D. Eisenhower worked to build his party into a more durable political organization while every Democratic president refused to do the same. Yet whether they supported their party or stood in its way, each president contributed to the distinctive organizational trajectories taken by the two parties in the modern era.Unearthing new archival evidence, Daniel Galvin reveals that Republican presidents responded to their party's minority status by building its capacities to mobilize voters, recruit candidates, train activists, provide campaign services, and raise funds. From Eisenhower's "Modern Republicanism" to Richard Nixon's "New Majority" to George W. Bush's hopes for a partisan realignment, Republican presidents saw party building as a means of forging a new political majority in their image. Though they usually met with little success, their efforts made important contributions to the GOP's cumulative organizational development. Democratic presidents, in contrast, were primarily interested in exploiting the majority they inherited, not in building a new one. Until their majority disappeared during Bill Clinton's presidency, Democratic presidents eschewed party building and expressed indifference to the long-term effects of their actions.Bringing these dynamics into sharp relief,Presidential Party Buildingoffers profound new insights into presidential behavior, party organizational change, and modern American political development.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: A Common Half- Truth p. 1
Chapter 2 A Theory of Presidential Party Building p. 17
Part I The Republicans
Chapter 3 Building a Modern Republican Party: Dwight D. Eisenhower p. 41
Chapter 4 Building the New Majority: Richard Nixon p. 70
Chapter 5 The Politics of Addition: Gerald R. Ford p. 99
Chapter 6 Building the Republican Base: Ronald Reagan p. 120
Chapter 7 Leveling the Playing Field: George H. W. Bush p. 143
Part II The Democrats
Chapter 8 Operation Support: John F. Kennedy p. 163
Chapter 9 The President's Club: Lyndon B. Johnson p. 182
Chapter 10 Alternative Priorities: Jimmy Carter p. 204
Chapter 11 Culmination and Reversal: Bill Clinton p. 225
Chapter 12 Conclusion: Presidents, Parties, and the Political System p. 247
Afterword: George W. Bush and Beyond p. 255
Appendix: Methods and Sources p. 263
Abbreviations p. 267
Notes p. 269
Index p. 329
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