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The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s (Paperback)

By: G. Calvin MacKenzie (Author), Robert S. Weisbrot (Author) and Robert Weisbrot (Author)

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"[A]n insightful and well-argued analysis of the 1960s' social, economic and political dynamics that opened both the public and the government to great and necessary social legislation."

"If you believe as I do that government can and must do good things for ordinary people, the story Mackenzie and Weisbrot tell...is exhilarating....Their answers are creative, compelling, and convincing. I unhesitatingly recommend their introduction and the first three chapters to anyone who wants a short, smart introduction to what postwar American politics was all about."

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A behind-the-scenes analysis of lesser-known influences that fueled the social reforms of the 1960s explores the pivotal ways in which Washington was an effective engine of change, citing the roles of JFK, Johnson, and lower-profile politicians who were critical to the passage of key legislation. Reprint.

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s
Provocative and incisive, "The Liberal Hour" reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the eraas most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decadeas chroniclers, but it was in the halls of governmentaso often the target of protestersa wrathathat the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life charactersafrom giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmenawho drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. "The Liberal Hour" offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

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It is no secret that the 1960s were a radical decade, one in which an emerging counterculture of music, marches, and liberal ideals forced the government to bring about changes in Civil Rights, economics, and the overall machinery of American Democracy. But in THE LIBERAL HOUR, authors Mackenzie and Weisbrot argue that, contrary to accepted notions, many of these radical leaps originated in Washington. This revisionist history not only sheds new light on that pivotal period, but also points to ways that today's progressive thinkers can fulfill the promise left incomplete by Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. The book was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for history.

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