Age of Conservatism
• Barry Goldwater• Richard Nixon• Gerald Ford• Ronald Reagan• George H.W. Bush
Conservatives Gain Control
• Some historians view American history as a constant cycle between the forced of public action vs. private interests
• Label each of the following as either “public action” or “private interest”
• Do any patterns emerge? Which “force” will be next?
Progressivism New Federalism
The 20s Ford
The New Deal Carter
Truman Reagan
Eisenhower Bush I
New Frontier Clinton
Great Society Bush II
Obama
Candidates Gallery: Democrats
Vice president Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
President LBJ Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York
Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota
Candidates Gallery: Republicans
Former vice president Richard Nixon of New York
Governor Ronald Reagan of California
Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York
Governor George Romney of Michigan
Former governor Howard Stassen of Minnesota