The Republican Party
Documents Decoded
Published on 20. October 2014
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-61069-645-6 (ISBN)
Description
Will the modern Republican Party be able to convince the American people that its policies and positions are the right ones to guide the United States? This book examines the status of the Republican Party in the early 21st century, considers where it came from, and predicts where it's heading.
An ideal research tool for advanced high school students in government and history classes as well as undergraduate students enrolled in political science and history courses, The Republican Party: Documents Decoded presents documents, transcripts of speeches, photographs, political cartoons, and campaign materials to define the status of the Republican Party in the early 21st century.
Focusing on its leaders, key principles, organization, and the basis of its political support, the book provides readers with the knowledge and understanding to answer the key questions: For what does the party actually stand? What must Republicans do to move past recent negative perceptions of their party? And can it reclaim the White House in 2016? The source documents and commentary by expert scholars will help students and readers to analyze and evaluate the content themselves in order to reach their own conclusions of where today's Republican party stands on the key issues, such as health care reform, relations between church and state, foreign policy, education, reproductive rights, gun control, and immigration.
An ideal research tool for advanced high school students in government and history classes as well as undergraduate students enrolled in political science and history courses, The Republican Party: Documents Decoded presents documents, transcripts of speeches, photographs, political cartoons, and campaign materials to define the status of the Republican Party in the early 21st century.
Focusing on its leaders, key principles, organization, and the basis of its political support, the book provides readers with the knowledge and understanding to answer the key questions: For what does the party actually stand? What must Republicans do to move past recent negative perceptions of their party? And can it reclaim the White House in 2016? The source documents and commentary by expert scholars will help students and readers to analyze and evaluate the content themselves in order to reach their own conclusions of where today's Republican party stands on the key issues, such as health care reform, relations between church and state, foreign policy, education, reproductive rights, gun control, and immigration.
Reviews / Votes
The documents are uniformly interesting, and some have been edited for length. There is a good subject and personal name index. This volume, part of the publisher's Documents Decoded series, complements a similar book on the Democratic Party (2014) and one on presidential campaigns (CH, May'14, 51-4801). Suitable for academic or public library collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic audiences; general readers; journalists. * Choice *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1078 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-645-6 (9781610696456)
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Persons
Douglas B. Harris, PhD, is associate professor of political science at Loyola University Maryland.
Lonce H. Bailey, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Lonce H. Bailey, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Content
Introduction: The Republican Party's Origins, Evolution, and Transformation,
Chapter 1. The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln,
Introduction
Jeffersonian Roots,
Republican Party Platform
June 18, 1856
"We Are Not Enemies,"
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1861
"With Malice toward None,"
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1865
"The Punishment of Belligerent Traitors,"
Thaddeus Stevens's Speech on Reconstruction
March 19, 1867
The Compromise Choice,
James Garfield's Inaugural Address
March 4, 1881
"Obstructions in the National House,"
Thomas Brackett Reed, North American Review
October 1889
"Legislation Helpful to Producers Is Beneficial to All,"
William McKinley's First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1897
Chapter 2. Progressives to 1940,
Introduction
"Dangers That Threaten Representative Government,"
Robert La Follette's Address to the State Agricultural Society at Milwaukee
September 1898
Remnants of Reconstruction,
Republican Party Platform
June 21, 1904
The Beginnings of New Nationalism,
Theodore Roosevelt's Nomination Acceptance Speech
July 27, 1904
"A Government through Parties,"
Joe Cannon's Speech following the March Revolt
March 19, 1910
New Nationalism,
Theodore Roosevelt's Speech at the John Brown Celebration
August 31, 1910
A Government of Laws,
Republican Party Platform
June 18, 1912
"On Popular Unrest,"
William H. Taft's Campaign Speech
1912
"Principles and Ideals of the United States Government,"
Herbert Hoover's Campaign Speech
October 22, 1928
Limited Government,
Republican Party Platform
1932
Democracy in the Republican Party,
Wendell Willkie's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 17, 1940
Chapter 3. The Emerging Party, 1944-1964,
Introduction
"The Ablest Men and Women,"
Thomas Dewey's Nomination Acceptance Speech
June 28, 1944
"The Enemies from Within,"
Joe McCarthy's Anticommunist Speech
February 9, 1950
The Checkers Speech,
Richard Nixon's "Fund Speech"
September 23, 1952
"A Party of the Future,"
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Nomination Acceptance
August 23, 1956
The Military-Industrial Complex,
Dwight Eisenhower's Farewell Speech
January 17, 1961
Extremism in the Republican Party,
Nelson Rockefeller's Speech at the Republican National Convention
July 14, 1964
Extremism Is No Vice,
Barry Goldwater's Nomination Acceptance Speech
July 16, 1964
"A Time for Choosing,"
Ronald Reagan's Campaign Speech
October 27, 1964
Chapter 4. Republicans 1968-1988,
Introduction
"Negotiate from Strength,"
Richard Nixon's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 8, 1968
Attack on the Intellectual Elite,
Spiro Agnew's Campaign Speech
May 22, 1970
The Politics of People,
Richard Nixon's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 23, 1972
"I Have Never Been a Quitter,"
Richard Nixon's Resignation
August 8, 1974
"Government Is the Problem,"
Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
January 20, 1981
The "Evil Empire,"
Ronald Reagan's Speech to the National Association of Evangelicals
March 8, 1983
"A Springtime of Hope,"
Ronald Reagan's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 23, 1984
Chapter 5. A Republican Revolution,
Introduction
"A Thousand Points of Light,"
George H. W. Bush's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 18, 1988
Beginnings of the Culture War,
Patrick J. Buchanan's Republican National Convention Speech
August 17, 1992
"I Am Responsible,"
George H. W. Bush's Address on the Results of the Presidential Election
November 7, 1992
The "Contract with America,"
Newt Gingrich's Speech on Opening Day of the 104th Congress
January 4, 1995
"We Are the Party,"
Robert Dole's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 15, 1996
"No One Is above the Law,"
Henry Hyde's Speech to the Senate on the Impeachment of President Bill Clinton
February 8, 1999
Chapter 6. The Bush Years: 9/11, Iraq, and Republican Decline,
Introduction
Compassionate Conservativism,
George W. Bush's First Inaugural Address
January 20, 2001
The "Axis of Evil,"
George W. Bush's State of the Union Address
January 29, 2002
"The Smoking Gun . . . in the Form of a Mushroom Cloud,"
George W. Bush's Address to the Nation on Iraq
October 7, 2002
"Mission Accomplished,"
George W. Bush's Address from USS Abraham Lincoln
May 1, 2003
"Our Strategy Is Succeeding,"
George W. Bush's Nomination Acceptance Speech
September 2, 2004
A Time of Change,
George W. Bush's News Conference on the Election Results
November 8, 2006
Chapter 7. The Obama Years,
Introduction
"Your Average Hockey Mom,"
Sarah Palin's Address to the Republican National Convention
September 3, 2008
"I Work for You,"
John McCain's Nomination Acceptance Speech
September 4, 2008
"How's That Hopey-Changey Stuff Working Out for You?,"
Sarah Palin's Address at the Inaugural Tea Party Convention
February 6, 2010
"We Voted for an Idea,"
Paul Ryan's Speech at Georgetown University
April 26, 2012
"It Is Not What We Were Promised,"
Mitt Romney's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 30, 2012
The "47 Percent,"
Mitt Romney's Answer at a Fund-Raiser
September 19, 2012
"Excessive Political Polarization,"
Olympia Snowe's Farewell to the Senate
December 13, 2012
"Crying Out for Change,"
Rand Paul's Response to the State of the Union Address
February 12, 2013
Timeline,
Further Reading,
Index,
About the Authors,
Chapter 1. The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln,
Introduction
Jeffersonian Roots,
Republican Party Platform
June 18, 1856
"We Are Not Enemies,"
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1861
"With Malice toward None,"
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1865
"The Punishment of Belligerent Traitors,"
Thaddeus Stevens's Speech on Reconstruction
March 19, 1867
The Compromise Choice,
James Garfield's Inaugural Address
March 4, 1881
"Obstructions in the National House,"
Thomas Brackett Reed, North American Review
October 1889
"Legislation Helpful to Producers Is Beneficial to All,"
William McKinley's First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1897
Chapter 2. Progressives to 1940,
Introduction
"Dangers That Threaten Representative Government,"
Robert La Follette's Address to the State Agricultural Society at Milwaukee
September 1898
Remnants of Reconstruction,
Republican Party Platform
June 21, 1904
The Beginnings of New Nationalism,
Theodore Roosevelt's Nomination Acceptance Speech
July 27, 1904
"A Government through Parties,"
Joe Cannon's Speech following the March Revolt
March 19, 1910
New Nationalism,
Theodore Roosevelt's Speech at the John Brown Celebration
August 31, 1910
A Government of Laws,
Republican Party Platform
June 18, 1912
"On Popular Unrest,"
William H. Taft's Campaign Speech
1912
"Principles and Ideals of the United States Government,"
Herbert Hoover's Campaign Speech
October 22, 1928
Limited Government,
Republican Party Platform
1932
Democracy in the Republican Party,
Wendell Willkie's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 17, 1940
Chapter 3. The Emerging Party, 1944-1964,
Introduction
"The Ablest Men and Women,"
Thomas Dewey's Nomination Acceptance Speech
June 28, 1944
"The Enemies from Within,"
Joe McCarthy's Anticommunist Speech
February 9, 1950
The Checkers Speech,
Richard Nixon's "Fund Speech"
September 23, 1952
"A Party of the Future,"
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Nomination Acceptance
August 23, 1956
The Military-Industrial Complex,
Dwight Eisenhower's Farewell Speech
January 17, 1961
Extremism in the Republican Party,
Nelson Rockefeller's Speech at the Republican National Convention
July 14, 1964
Extremism Is No Vice,
Barry Goldwater's Nomination Acceptance Speech
July 16, 1964
"A Time for Choosing,"
Ronald Reagan's Campaign Speech
October 27, 1964
Chapter 4. Republicans 1968-1988,
Introduction
"Negotiate from Strength,"
Richard Nixon's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 8, 1968
Attack on the Intellectual Elite,
Spiro Agnew's Campaign Speech
May 22, 1970
The Politics of People,
Richard Nixon's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 23, 1972
"I Have Never Been a Quitter,"
Richard Nixon's Resignation
August 8, 1974
"Government Is the Problem,"
Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
January 20, 1981
The "Evil Empire,"
Ronald Reagan's Speech to the National Association of Evangelicals
March 8, 1983
"A Springtime of Hope,"
Ronald Reagan's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 23, 1984
Chapter 5. A Republican Revolution,
Introduction
"A Thousand Points of Light,"
George H. W. Bush's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 18, 1988
Beginnings of the Culture War,
Patrick J. Buchanan's Republican National Convention Speech
August 17, 1992
"I Am Responsible,"
George H. W. Bush's Address on the Results of the Presidential Election
November 7, 1992
The "Contract with America,"
Newt Gingrich's Speech on Opening Day of the 104th Congress
January 4, 1995
"We Are the Party,"
Robert Dole's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 15, 1996
"No One Is above the Law,"
Henry Hyde's Speech to the Senate on the Impeachment of President Bill Clinton
February 8, 1999
Chapter 6. The Bush Years: 9/11, Iraq, and Republican Decline,
Introduction
Compassionate Conservativism,
George W. Bush's First Inaugural Address
January 20, 2001
The "Axis of Evil,"
George W. Bush's State of the Union Address
January 29, 2002
"The Smoking Gun . . . in the Form of a Mushroom Cloud,"
George W. Bush's Address to the Nation on Iraq
October 7, 2002
"Mission Accomplished,"
George W. Bush's Address from USS Abraham Lincoln
May 1, 2003
"Our Strategy Is Succeeding,"
George W. Bush's Nomination Acceptance Speech
September 2, 2004
A Time of Change,
George W. Bush's News Conference on the Election Results
November 8, 2006
Chapter 7. The Obama Years,
Introduction
"Your Average Hockey Mom,"
Sarah Palin's Address to the Republican National Convention
September 3, 2008
"I Work for You,"
John McCain's Nomination Acceptance Speech
September 4, 2008
"How's That Hopey-Changey Stuff Working Out for You?,"
Sarah Palin's Address at the Inaugural Tea Party Convention
February 6, 2010
"We Voted for an Idea,"
Paul Ryan's Speech at Georgetown University
April 26, 2012
"It Is Not What We Were Promised,"
Mitt Romney's Nomination Acceptance Speech
August 30, 2012
The "47 Percent,"
Mitt Romney's Answer at a Fund-Raiser
September 19, 2012
"Excessive Political Polarization,"
Olympia Snowe's Farewell to the Senate
December 13, 2012
"Crying Out for Change,"
Rand Paul's Response to the State of the Union Address
February 12, 2013
Timeline,
Further Reading,
Index,
About the Authors,