The bully pulpit Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism Goodwin, Doris Kearns creator author. text bibliography nyu New York Simon & Schuster 2013 First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. monographic eng
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xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft-- a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history. The hunter returns -- Will and Teedie -- The judge and the politician -- Nellie Herron Taft -- Edith Carow Roosevelt -- The insider and the outsider -- The invention of McClure's -- "Like a boy on roller skates" -- Governor and Governor General -- "That damned cowboy is President" -- "The most famous woman in America" -- "A mission to perform" -- Toppling old bosses -- "Thank Heaven you are to be with me!" -- "A smile that won't come off" -- "Sitting on the lid" -- The American people reach a verdict -- "Cast into outer darkness" -- "To cut Mr. Taft in two!" -- Taft boom, Wall Street bust -- Kingmaker and king -- "A great stricken animal" -- A self-inflicted wound -- St. George and the dragon -- "The parting of the ways" -- "Like a war horse" -- "My hat is in the ring" -- "Bosom friends, bitter enemies" -- Armageddon. Doris Kearns Goodwin. Includes bibliographical references (pages [753]-867) and index. n-us--- Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Taft, William H. (William Howard) 1857-1930 Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) History 20th century Progressivism (United States politics) History 20th century Press and politics United States History 20th century United States Politics and government 1901-1909 United States Politics and government 1909-1913 E757 .G66 2013b 973.91/1 9781416547860 2013032709 DLC 160427 20190501190219.0 827262860 eng