Camelot's End Pdf

ISBN: B07CWPXQBB
Title: Camelot's End Pdf Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party

From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time.

The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider's game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.

Camelot's End details the incredible drama of Kennedy's challenge -- what led to it, how it unfolded, and its lasting effects -- with cinematic sweep. It is a story about what happened to the Democratic Party when the country's long string of successes, luck, and global dominance following World War II ran its course, and how, on a quest to recapture the magic of JFK, Democrats plunged themselves into an intra-party civil war.

And, at its heart, Camelot's End is the tale of two extraordinary and deeply flawed men: Teddy Kennedy, one of the nation's greatest lawmakers, a man of flaws and of great character; and Jimmy Carter, a politically tenacious but frequently underestimated trailblazer. Comprehensive and nuanced, featuring new interviews with major party leaders and behind-the-scenes revelations from the time, Camelot's End presents both Kennedy and Carter in a new light, and takes readers deep inside a dark chapter in American political history.

Nothing to brag about The first half of this book is rather boring and the text had too many one-sentence paragraphs. The fight at the convention got interesting, so I'm glad i stuck with it. In my opinion, Ted Kennedy's behavior at the convention was reprehensible and it damaged unity in the democratic party. Also, the grand-standing by Ted Kennedy at judge Bork's hearings was disgusting, and it quote: "turned congress into a battlefield" [page 306]. How true; and it still resonates today as witnessed by Judge Kavanaugh's hearings. There are some other tidbits that i was unaware of. It's a quick read and a little gossipy but I'm glad i read it.Thoughtful, nuanced and a great story Not only is this book well written and well paced, it's also just great storytelling. There are so many little details in here that I didn't know, but the sweeping, big picture spirit of the times was captured too. As someone who wasn't born until the mid 80's, these characters and this time in history became more alive for me. It's clear that a lot of time and research and reporting went into it.I think my favorite thing about this book is the thoughtfulness and nuance that he gives to both men. He takes two characters who are largely remembered in a certain one dimensional light and supplies context. He grants them complexity and humanity without turning them into saints or downplaying their (sometimes criminal) mistakes and faults. Thinking about the complexity of simply being alive and all of the factors that go into who we are and what we do with our lives is something that is really interesting to me personally, and this story provides a very specific and interesting case study in that.

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