Conservative Votes, Liberal Victories, by Patrick J. Buchanan

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Spiro Agnew attained household recognition thanks in large part to words supplied him by Patrick Buchanan, the Nixon Administration’s Number One conservative speechwriter. Mr. Buchanan, however, didn’t become famous in his own right until he appeared before Senator Ervin’s Watergate Committee. While other members of the Administration were mauled in their encounters with the Committee, Mr. Buchanan deftly parried all its blows, counterpunched masterfully, and emerged from the session unbloodied and unbowed. He remained with Mr. Nixon until August 8, 1974 (“Resignation Day,” as it’s written on the dust-jacket) and is now a syndicated columnist. Acknowledging a debt to his years at the White House as well as to the leading conservative analysts, Mr. Buchanan aims in this book to explain why the conservative sentiment of the American electorate is so rarely translated into conservative government.

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ATTACK!

Spiro Agnew attained household recognition thanks in large part to words supplied him by Patrick Buchanan, the Nixon Administration’s Number One conservative speechwriter. Mr. Buchanan, however, didn’t become famous in his own right until he appeared before Senator Ervin’s Watergate Committee. While other members of the Administration were mauled in their encounters with the Committee, Mr. Buchanan deftly parried all its blows, counterpunched masterfully, and emerged from the session unbloodied and unbowed. He remained with Mr. Nixon until August 8, 1974 (“Resignation Day,” as it’s written on the dust-jacket) and is now a syndicated columnist. Acknowledging a debt to his years at the White House as well as to the leading conservative analysts, Mr. Buchanan aims in this book to explain why the conservative sentiment of the American electorate is so rarely translated into conservative government.