03675nam 2200601 a 450 991081299380332120230802005350.01-280-88043-097866137217470-300-18337-210.12987/9780300183375(CKB)2550000000104933(OCoLC)804038362(CaPaEBR)ebrary10578652(SSID)ssj0000737171(PQKBManifestationID)11469207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737171(PQKBWorkID)10783336(PQKB)10586670(MiAaPQ)EBC3420890(DE-B1597)486064(DE-B1597)9780300183375(Au-PeEL)EBL3420890(CaPaEBR)ebr10578652(CaONFJC)MIL372174(OCoLC)923598813(EXLCZ)99255000000010493320120127d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe eighteen-day running mate McGovern, Eagleton, and a campaign in crisis /Joshua M. GlasserNew Haven Yale University Pressc20121 online resource (390 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-17629-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The conundrum -- The candidate -- The campaign -- The wrench -- The upstart -- The game -- The pipedream -- The selection -- The running mate -- The investigation -- The disclosure -- The aftershock -- The muckraker -- The tablehopping -- The sunday shows -- The precedent -- The decision -- The aftermath -- Epilogue.No skeletons were rattling in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern's political director. But only eighteen days later-after a series of damaging public revelations and feverish behind-the-scenes maneuverings-McGovern rescinded his endorsement of his Democratic vice-presidential running mate, and Eagleton withdrew from the ticket. This fascinating book is the first to uncover the full story behind Eagleton's rise and precipitous fall as a national candidate.Within days of Eagleton's nomination, a pair of anonymous phone calls brought to light his history of hospitalizations for "nervous exhaustion and depression" and past treatment with electroshock therapy. The revelation rattled the campaign and placed McGovern's organization under intense public and media scrutiny. Joshua Glasser investigates a campaign in disarray and explores the perspectives of the campaign's key players, how decisions were made and who made them, how cultural attitudes toward mental illness informed the crisis, and how Eagleton's and McGovern's personal ambitions shaped the course of events.Drawing on personal interviews with McGovern, campaign manager Gary Hart, political director Frank Mankiewicz, and dozens of other participants inside and outside the McGovern and Eagleton camps-as well as extensive unpublished campaign records-Glasser captures the political and human drama of Eagleton's brief candidacy. Glasser also offers sharp insights into the America of 1972-mired in war, anxious about the economy, ambivalent about civil rights.PresidentsUnited StatesElection1972United StatesPolitics and government1969-1974PresidentsElection973.924Glasser Joshua M.1987-1718743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812993803321The eighteen-day running mate4115935UNINA