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Preface: A Heritage of Leadership | |
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Acknowledgments to the Second Edition | |
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Acknowledgments to the First Edition | |
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The Byrd Organization's Loosening Grip, 1945-1953 | |
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Harry Byrd's Virginia | |
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Mountain-Valley Republicanism | |
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Tuck, "Trumanism," and the 1948 Miscue | |
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1949: Thunder on the Left | |
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The Eisenhower Invasion | |
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"Golden Silence" and Presidential Republicanism | |
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The Ted Dalton Phenomenon | |
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Hostage to Massive Resistance, 1954-1963 | |
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Byrd, Brown, and the Politics of Race | |
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1957: The Massive Resistance Election | |
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Almond Joyless: The Collapse and Its Aftermath | |
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Governor Harrison and the "Happy Bridge" | |
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A New Democratic Coalition Emerges, 1964-1967 | |
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Suddenly, An Expanded Electorate | |
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Identity Crisis: The Goldwater GOP Battles Byrd | |
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Aboard the Lady Bird Special | |
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The Godwin Revolution | |
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1966: End of an Era | |
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Triumph and Turmoil: The Holton GOP, 1968-1971 | |
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Prologue: Republican Resolve, Democratic Division | |
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"It's Time for a Change" | |
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Linwood Holton and the Burden of Being Governor First | |
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1970: Opportunity Lost | |
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The Reynolds Tragedy | |
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Obenshain, Godwin, and the Rapid Realignment, 1972-1975 | |
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The Realignment that Might Have Been | |
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1972: Obenshain Takes Charge | |
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Mills Godwin: Reluctant Republican | |
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Armageddon, Virginia-Style | |
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Watergate: Realignment Reassessed | |
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The Conservative Coalition and Republican Ascendancy, 1976-1980 | |
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The Enigmatic "Coalition" | |
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The State-of-the-Art GOP | |
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Henry Howell Strikes Again | |
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1977: The Dalton Dream Fulfilled | |
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The "Great Indoor Primary" of 1978 | |
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The Obenshain Tragedy | |
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The Country Catches Up | |
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Epilogue: Into the Reagan Era | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |