Rick Perlstein's Nixonland

by: Matt Stoller

Mon Apr 14, 2008 at 16:52

I'm at Georgetown listening to Rick Perlstein right now reading an excerpt from his new Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. He's discussing the Checkers speech and how Nixon turned liberals into eggheads by portraying himself as a common man persecuted by political and wealthy elites, flipping the traditional Republican imagery. The speech was both a phenomenon of sincerity and a giant con, and it helped keep Nixon on the ticket.

This reads like an amazing book. I'm excited to read it.

Matt Stoller :: Rick Perlstein's Nixonland

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