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From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy''s 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time.

The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider''s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.

Camelot''s End details the incredible drama of Kennedy''s challenge -- what led to it, how it unfolded, and it

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      Publisher: Twelve
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/01/2020
      ISBN13: 9781455591398, 978-1455591398
      ISBN10: 1455591394
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy''s 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time.

      The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider''s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.

      Camelot''s End details the incredible drama of Kennedy''s challenge -- what led to it, how it unfolded, and it

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