Losing the Center
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy''s presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy''s "Vital Center" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived.
In L osing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the...
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy''s presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy''s "Vital Center" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived.
In L osing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the...
