One Nation, One People; Democratic Platform, 1964
Washington DC: Democratic National Committee, 1964. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 28 pages, counting covers. Cover worn, torn and soiled. Damp stains at bottom edge. Corner of page 25/26 missing (no loss of text). Minor edge loss noted elsewhere. This platform addresses One Nation, One People, Peace, Freedom and Well Being. Carl Albert was the Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform. A summary of the Democrats' platform for the 1964 election, in which President Lyndon Johnson trounced Senator Barry Goldwater. The Democrats also published a longer version of the platform under the same title; this appears to be a quick summary. OCLC shows about dozen institutional holdings of the longer version but none for this version. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office. It organizes the Democratic National Convention held every four years to nominate a candidate for President of the United States and to formulate the party platform. While it provides support for party candidates, it does not have direct authority over elected officials. Its chair is elected by the committee. It conducts fundraising to support its activities. The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention. The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic United States President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee. With 61.1% of the popular vote, Johnson won the largest share of the popular vote of any candidate since the largely uncontested 1820 election. Johnson took office on November 22, 1963, following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Johnson also won the nomination of his preferred running mate, United States Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Johnson championed his passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, also advocating a series of anti-poverty programs collectively known as the Great Society. Goldwater espoused a low-tax, small-government philosophy. Although he supported previous attempts to pass civil rights legislation in 1957 and 1960 as well as the 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax, Goldwater opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as he felt that Title II violated individual liberty and states' rights. Democrats successfully portrayed Goldwater as a dangerous extremist, most famously in the "Daisy" television advertisement. The Republican Party was divided between its moderate and conservative factions, with Rockefeller and other moderate party leaders refusing to campaign for Goldwater. Johnson led by wide margins in all opinion polls conducted during the campaign, although his lead continued to dwindle throughout. Johnson carried 44 states and the District of Columbia, which voted for the first time in this election. Goldwater won his home state and swept the states of the Deep South, most of which had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the end of Reconstruction in 1877. This was the last time that the Democratic Party won the white vote, although they came close in 1992. This was also the only election in which the Democrats carried Alaska. It was also the last time that Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,[2] Kansas, and Oklahoma voted Democratic. Johnson’s landslide victory coincided with the defeat of many conservative Republican Congressmen. The subsequent 89th Congress would pass major legislation such as the Social Security Amendments of 1965 and the Voting Rights Act. Goldwater's unsuccessful bid significantly influenced the modern conservative movement. The long-term realignment of conservatives to the Republican Party continued, culminating in the 1980 presidential victory of Ronald Reagan. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Presidential Elections, Democratic Party, Party Platform, Political Campaigns, National Defense, Democracy, Natural Resources, Government, Space Exploration, Leadership, Rural, Urban
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