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 Journal Thirteen 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.

Table of Contents:
Preface The Man Capacity for Greatness by Elliot L. Richardson Perspectives on Richard Nixon by Hugh Sidey Comparing and Contrasting Ike and Dick by Stephen E. Ambrose One of Us by Tom Wicker High School Colloquim by Stephen E. Ambrose, Robert H. Finch, and H. R. Haldeman Major Domestic Policies and Hard Decisions The New Federalism and Revenue Sharing Richard M. Nixon, General Revenue Sharing, and American Federalism by David A. Caputo, Discussants: Richard P. Nathan and Paul H. O'Neill Social Welfare Outflanking the Liberals on Welfare by Joan Hoff-Wilson Legislative Success and Failure: The Social Welfare Policies of the Nixon Administration by Carl Lieberman Discussants: Robert H. Finch and Elliot L. Richardson Civil Rights Policy Richard M. Nixon, Southern Strategies, and Desegregation of Public Schools by Alvy L. King The Incoherence of the Civil Rights Policy in the Nixon Administration by Hugh D. Graham Discussants: Robert H. Finch, Sallyanne Payton, and Roger Wilkins The Environment The Nixon Environmental Record: A Mixed Picture by Charles S. Warren Discussant: John C. Whitaker The Economy Macroeconomic Policy under Nixon by M. Mark Amen President Nixon's Political Business Cycle by Ann Mari May and Robert H. Keller Nixon's Economic Policy toward Minorities by Maurice H. Stans Discussants: Herman A. Berliner and Herbert Stein The Politics of the Presidency The Silent Majority: Support for the President The Silent Versus the New Majority by Michael P. Balzano, Jr. Discussants: Charles W. Colson and Philip K. Straw Election Campaigning Richard Nixon: The Southern Strategy and the 1968 Presidential Election by Glen Moore Campaign Financing and the Nixon Presidency: The End of an Era by Joel M. Gora Discussants: David M. Dorsen, Thomas W. Evans, John Herbers, John H. Kessel, and Maurice H. Stans Reorganization of the Executive Branch The Implementation of Cabinet Government During the Nixon Administration by Shirley Anne Warshaw Discussants: Roy L. Ash, H. R. Haldeman, and The Honorable Arnold A. Saltzman Appointments to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court Under Seige: The Battle over Nixon's Nominees by Joseph Calluori Discussant: James McClellan Index