American Resilience & the 1968 Election with Michael Nelson | BRI Scholar Talks

How did American institutions prove their resilience amid the tumultuous 1968 presidential election? In this episode of Scholar Talks, Michael Nelson, the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and Senior Fellow at the UVA Jack Miller Center, joins BRI Senior Teaching Fellow Tony Williams to talk about his new book, "Resilient America: Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government." Together, they discuss postwar American political trends, divisions in American society, and the candidates who ran. How did the 1968 presidential election lead to a divided government and how did it demonstrate the resilience of American institutions?

0:00 Intro
3:35 Cracks Post-WWII
6:31 Turbulent Events of the 1960s
9:55 'Tragedies' of Johnson and Nixon
10:37 Divided Democratic Party
17:26 Republican Party Split
20:26 1968 Election and American Institutions
22:28 Outro

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About Dr. Michael Nelson:

Dr. Michael Nelson is the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and Senior Fellow at the UVA Jack Miller Center. He is an expert on the American presidency and has written and edited several books, including "Resilient America: Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government," "The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2014," and "The Presidency and the Political System," in its 10th edition. His wide-ranging interests are reflected in his published articles on Frank Sinatra, Charles Dickens, the Iliad and Odyssey, baseball, and music.

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