Robert K. Murray (2) (1922–2019)

1572 The 103rd Ballot: Democrats and the Disaster in Madison Square Garden, by Robert K. Murray (read 4 June 1980) This is not a well-written book, it is non-scholarly, its analysis is not convincing, and it obviously relies on secondary sources and makes stupid sweeping statements. But the innate interest I have in its subject (the 1924 Democratic Convention) made the book still extremely interesting and readable. Particularly revealing is the realization of the prominence of 1932 Democrats in 1924. Somehow I am not sure I have realized that the New Dealers were plain Democrats before 1932. William Gibbs MacAdoo seems like a very odd figure to me, and I would like to read more on him. I can't quite figure what made him tick, or how he came to be a leader of the party.… (meer)