Power plays : win or lose-- how history's great political leaders play the game / Dick Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Dick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heads of state--Case studies.

Heads of state.

Political leadership--History.

Political leadership.

Power (Social sciences)--History.

Power (Social sciences).

History.

Comparative government.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 360 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : ReganBooks, [2002]

Summary:

In "Power Plays, " Morris provides a revealing context for the machinations of contemporary politics. Casting an eye across the annals of history, Morris investigates 20 of the most dramatic political moves of all time making this an indispensable guide to the lessons they hold for the present.

Contents:

I. Strategy One: Stand on Principle 1

Example 1 Successful

Reagan Stands on His Principles ... and Wins 7

Example 2 Unsuccessful

Goldwater's Crusade Crashes 18

Example 3 Successful

Churchill Emerges from the Wilderness to Lead Britain in Its Finest Hour 26

Example 4 Successful

De Gaulle Defeats the Political Parties 42

Example 5 Successful

Abraham Lincoln Moves from Abolitionism to Union ... and Wins 56

Example 6 Unsuccessful

Woodrow Wilson Goes Down Fighting for the League of Nations 64

Example 7 Unsuccessful

Al Gore Runs Away from His Environmental Beliefs ... and Loses as a Result 75

II. Strategy Two: Triangulate 89

Example 8 Successful

George W. Bush Moves the GOP Toward Compassionate Conservatism 95

Example 9 Successful

Bill Clinton Leads His Party to the Center 110

Example 10 Successful

Francois Mitterrand Lets Jacques Chirac Pass His Program ... and then Beats Him at the Polls 127

Example 11 Unsuccessful

Nelson Rockefeller Crashes as He Falls Between the Parties 138

III. Strategy Three: Divide and Conquer 151

Example 12 Successful

Lincoln Splits the Democrats over Slavery and Gets Elected 153

Example 13 Successful

Nixon Capitalizes on the Democratic Split on Vietnam to Get Elected 164

Example 14 Unsuccessful

Dewey Splinters the Democrats but Truman Wins Anyway 178

IV. Strategy Four: Reform Your Own Party 197

Example 15 Successful

Tony Blair Reforms the Labour Party and Takes Over Britain 201

Example 16 Successful

Koizumi Reforms Japan's Ruling Party ... and Transforms Japanese Politics 218

Example 17 Unsuccessful

McGovern Reforms His Party ... and the Empire Strikes Back 233

V. Strategy Five: Use a New Technology 249

Example 18 Successful

FDR Uses Radio to Reach America 253

Example 19 Successful and Unsuccessful

John F. Kennedy Uses Television to Win the Unwinnable Election ... and Richard Nixon Uses It to Lose the Unlosable One 269

Example 20 Successful

Lyndon Johnson Runs Negative Ads ... and Transforms Politics 280

VI. Strategy Six: Mobilizing the Nation in Times of Crisis 291

Churchill and Roosevelt Mobilize Their Nations for War While Lyndon Johnson Mobilizes Only Mistrust and Opposition 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0060004436

OCLC:

48958301