John C. Skipper

Roosevelt's Revolt

The 1912 Republican Convention and the Launch of the Bull Moose Party

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The presidential election of 1912 was the only one whose candidates included an incumbent president, a former president and a future president. Theodore Roosevelt, in the Oval Office from 1901 to 1909, chose not to run again. When his former Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, took controversial actions as his successor, Roosevelt challenged him for the 1912 Republican nomination. Taft emerged as the nominee and Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate on the Progressive (Bull Moose) ticket, causing a split in the GOP that allowed Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the presidency. The author examines the election in detail and traces the effects of Roosevelt's actions on the Republican Party for decades. Appendices detail Republican primary results and all of the parties' platforms and provide a summary of presidential assassinations and attempts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9781476667010
• ISBN-10: 1476667012
• Artikelnr.: 49339460

Autorenporträt

John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction
1.
Politics and Temperament
2.
The World in 1912
3.
The Republican Evolution
4.
Teedie and Will
5.
The Roosevelt Presidency
6.
The Tragedy of Archie Butt
7.
The Great Divide
8.
LaFollette
9.
The Scheme and the Implosion 10.
Primary Considerations 11.
The Roosevelt Express 12.
The Republican National Committee 13.
An Unconventional Convention 14.
The Democrats 15.
The Progressives 16.
The Resolve of Taft 17.
Milwaukee 18.
Vast Differences in Approach 19.
Election Day 20.
Retrospect 21.
Reconciliation Epilogue Appendix A.
1912 Republican Primary Results Appendix B.
1912 Democratic Party Platform (Summary) Appendix C.
1912 Republican Party Platform (Summary) Appendix D.
1912 Progressive Party Platform (Summary) Appendix E.
1912 Socialist Party Platform (Summary) Appendix F.
Presidential Assassinations and Assassination Attempts Chapter Notes Bibliography Index