Reagan's Cowboys : Inside the 1984 Reelection Campaign's Secret Operation Against Geraldine Ferraro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, John B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

United States.

Roberts, John B., II.

Roberts, John B.

Reagan, Ronald.

Ferraro, Geraldine.

Presidents--United States--Election--1984.

Presidents.

Political campaigns--United States--History--20th century.

Political campaigns.

Political candidates--Research--United States.

Political candidates.

Vice-presidential candidates--United States.

Vice-presidential candidates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

"When rumors about Geraldine Ferraro-the first woman vice-presidential nominee by a major party in U.S history-reached First Lady Nancy Reagan during the 1984 presidential election, a secret operation was launched to investigate her. It revealed Ferraro's familial ties to organized crime and the extent to which she would have been subject to pressure or blackmail by the Mafia if elected. Written by an insider responsible for running the investigation, this never-before-told story goes behind the scenes as an incumbent president's campaign works to expose a political opponent's mob connections. Part detective story, part political thriller, the narrative features all the major players in the Reagan White House and 1984 reelection committee, with revealing anecdotes about Ronald and Nancy Reagan."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Preface

1. "Who did I piss off in this town?"

2. Out of the Rose Garden

3. A Field of White Crosses

4. Ferraro Enters the Fray

5. Promise and Peril

6. Just Because You're Paranoid...

7. Yours, Mine and Ours

8. Frenemies

9. Implausible Deniability

10. Watergate Redux

11. Our Man on the Hill

12. Failure Is an Orphan

13. Inquiring Minds

14. Under the Microscope

15. Mobbed Up?

16. Debate Disaster

17. The Heartland Special

18. Arrested and Booked

19. Eddie Chan, the Inside Man

20. The Verdict

Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4124-2

OCLC:

1164368121