The New Nationalism and Progressive Issues: The Break with Taft and the 1912 Campaign

This chapter contains sections titled: An Active and Popular Ex‐President A Growing Rift with Taft By Popular Demand?: TR's Entry into the Race By Popular Demand: The Primary Campaign Eventful Conventions An Energetic and Intense Bull Moose Campaign An Extraordinary Campaign References Further...

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Published inA Companion to Theodore Roosevelt pp. 452 - 467
Main Author Delahaye, Claire
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Wiley‐Blackwell 16.09.2011
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1912 presidential race, TR's life as ex‐president
active and popular ex‐president, retiring at 50
apex of progressivism in politics
clash between TR and Taft, issues of political differences
constitutional structure of American government
counterfactual “What if” approach to history
energetic and intense Bull Moose Campaign
new nationalism and progressive issues, the break with Taft
TR's “rhetoric of militant decency” the Progressive Movement
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Summary:This chapter contains sections titled: An Active and Popular Ex‐President A Growing Rift with Taft By Popular Demand?: TR's Entry into the Race By Popular Demand: The Primary Campaign Eventful Conventions An Energetic and Intense Bull Moose Campaign An Extraordinary Campaign References Further Reading
ISBN:9781444331400
144433140X
DOI:10.1002/9781444344233.ch25