Title

Dead right

Description

David Frum's work on the conservative movement during the Reagan-Bush years.

Identifier

494199

465098207

Creator

Frum, David

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1994

Program air date: October 30, 1994.

Publisher

BasicBooks

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Subject

"Conservatism--United States."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

Rights

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Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpapers: Seatbelts and welfare. Bourgeois virtues, 196. William F. Buckley, Jr., as much as any man can has changed politics. Alexis de Tocqueville-a conservative hero. P. 12 Optimists-Jack Kemp, moralists--Bill Bennett, Nationalists--Pat Buchanan. Reagan refused to reduce spending. Ed Meese, Education Dept. Bill Bennett, William French Smith--trust busters v. market. NASA-Gingrich/ 75% increase. Farms--forgave 9 Billion before 1988 election. SBA. V.A.-1980 21-92' 35 million. Medicare 66'-64 mil./32 Bil 80'/12% a year. Sand L. What is Chronicles magazine? p. 134-35-36. Sam Francis. Rockford Institute. Richard John Neuhaus, Gore Vidal, Bradley Foundation. Back endpaper: Edmund Burke consen. hero. De Tocqueville. Perot "sinister demagogue." Bourgeois values. Thrift, diligence, prudence, sobriety, fidelity, and orderliness. France and Japan secure--never make a cult of the flag. Our children-phrase injected into language. Underlinings/notes: Underlinings: Background of American Conservatism. Lamb notes references to various conservatives, their impact. References to writings such as E.J. Dionne's "Why Americans Hate Politics" Notes: "Big gov.," "Liberalism fefeat 60s and 70s," "Heritage," Bill Kristol, "Irving Kristol," "Int. Bond Market," Barry Goldwater, "Gov. spends 35% of national income," "Social Security," Ed Meese, "Education Dept.," NASA, SBA, Medicare, "cruel joke of Reagan," S&L, MTV, homosexuality, "illegitimate children," "eliminate Western culture," "Bradley Foundation-35 mil.," "Lincoln wing," "Jeff Davis wing," "Ownership public housing in DC," Pete Wilson, Tommy Thompson, John Engler, Richard Cheney, Dan Quayle, "society and victimization," "people who don't have to work."