This timely compilation of papers was originally presented at the 1987 Hofstra University Conference on the Nixon Presidency. Bringing together noted Nixon scholars, including Stephen Ambrose, Tom Wicker, and Hugh Sidey, and politicos such as Eliot Richardson, Maurice Stans, H.R. Haldeman, and Robert Finch, the editors have included essays primarily on domestic policies. A lively section on Nixon the man is followed by scholarly articles on all aspects of the domestic agenda. Notable contributions include David Caputo's analysis of revenue sharing and Michael Balzano's study of the adrift Democrats who emerged as Nixon's silent majority and ultimately as the Reagan coalition . . . . [A] worthy addition for specialized collections. Library JournalThirteen years after Richard Nixon left office Hofstra University's sixth conference on the Modern American Presidency sets the stage for an exchange of views on Richard M. Nixon's presidency, his politics, and his administrative abilities. Leon Friedman and William F. Levantrosser bring together the papers and discussions presented at this conference by scholars, journalists, and Nixon administration officials in this first of a trilogy of volumes issuing from the conference. With the perspective of time, the commentary of leading administration figures such as H. R. Haldeman, Elliot Richardson, Maurice Stans, and Charles Colson takes on a special quality. Papers and discussions explore three major aspects of Richard Nixon: his capacity for greatness, his shortcomings, and his impact on today's youth; the scope and depth of his domestic policy; and his political acumen.Richard M. Nixon: Politician, President, Administrator records the interactions of scholars, journalists, and Nixon administration officials as they search for a better understanding of the Nixon phenomenon. Part I explores the man--his persona and his presidency. A special panel presents the reaction of today's youth to this segment of American history. Part II concentrates primarily on domestic policy. It uncovers the scope and depth of Nixon initiatives in revenue sharing, social welfare, civil rights, environment, and the economy. In Part III, papers and discussions on the silent majority, election campaigning, and the reorganization of the executive branch, disclose Richard Nixon's role in changing the face of American politics.

PrefaceThe ManCapacity for Greatness by Elliot L. RichardsonPerspectives on Richard Nixon by Hugh SideyComparing and Contrasting Ike and Dick by Stephen E. AmbroseOne of Us by Tom WickerHigh School Colloquim by Stephen E. Ambrose, Robert H. Finch, and H. R. HaldemanMajor Domestic Policies and Hard DecisionsThe New Federalism and Revenue SharingRichard M. Nixon, General Revenue Sharing, and American Federalism by David A. Caputo, Discussants: Richard P. Nathan and Paul H. O'NeillSocial WelfareOutflanking the Liberals on Welfare by Joan Hoff-WilsonLegislative Success and Failure: The Social Welfare Policies of the Nixon Administration by Carl LiebermanDiscussants: Robert H. Finch and Elliot L. RichardsonCivil Rights PolicyRichard M. Nixon, Southern Strategies, and Desegregation of Public Schools by Alvy L. KingThe Incoherence of the Civil Rights Policy in the Nixon Administration by Hugh D. GrahamDiscussants: Robert H. Finch, Sallyanne Payton, and Roger WilkinsThe EnvironmentThe Nixon Environmental Record: A Mixed Picture by Charles S. WarrenDiscussant: John C. WhitakerThe EconomyMacroeconomic Policy under Nixon by M. Mark AmenPresident Nixon's Political Business Cycle by Ann Mari May and Robert H. KellerNixon's Economic Policy toward Minorities by Maurice H. StansDiscussants: Herman A. Berliner and Herbert SteinThe Politics of the PresidencyThe Silent Majority: Support for the PresidentThe Silent Versus the New Majority by Michael P. Balzano, Jr.Discussants: Charles W. Colson and Philip K. StrawElection CampaigningRichard Nixon: The Southern Strategy and the 1968 Presidential Election by Glen MooreCampaign Financing and the Nixon Presidency: The End of an Era by Joel M. GoraDiscussants: David M. Dorsen, Thomas W. Evans, John Herbers, John H. Kessel, and Maurice H. StansReorganization of the Executive BranchThe Implementation of Cabinet Government During the Nixon Administration by Shirley Anne WarshawDiscussants: Roy L. Ash, H. R. Haldeman, and The Honorable Arnold A. SaltzmanAppointments to the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court Under Seige: The Battle over Nixon's Nominees by Joseph CalluoriDiscussant: James McClellanIndex