A theory of presidential party building
Building a modern Republican Party: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Building the new majority: Richard Nixon
The politics of addition: Gerald R. Ford
Building the Republican base: Ronald Reagan
Leveling the playing field: George H.W. Bush
Operation support: John F. Kennedy
The president's club: Lyndon B. Johnson
Alternative priorities: Jimmy Carter
Culmination and reversal: Bill Clinton
Conclusion: presidents, parties, and the political system.
Presidential party building : Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush by Daniel Galvin. ISBN 9780691136936. Published by Princeton University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.