Reviews for McCarthy for President

The average rating for McCarthy for President based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-21 00:00:00 C Lare Pattison I was in junior high during the 1968 McCarthy campaign and a big McCarthy supporter. This book puts events in perspective and portrays McCarthy as the eloquent, courageous poet I remember, as well as being a politically reckless old grouch that I knew nothing about. The McCarthy campaign was not unlike the Bernies Sanders effort of 2016. A good read for those following the history of American politics.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-03-22 00:00:00 Cris Hinojosa I have been dipping in and out of this for most of the year and finally decided to skim the remaining eighth of the book I had left. Such a pivotal time in history, the major fallout of dislike for the Vietnam war, the violent and difficult democratic convention of '68 and the rise of Nixon all make for a fascinating - if sometimes overly detailed read. Certainly proves the point that not much changes in the political world - the factionalism, lying, cheating all existed and continue to do so. As part of my quest to read books from the year of my berth, this was a great read which I hope I will do more justice to on repeated visits.