Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-02-21
Books mentioned on Here’s How an Open Democratic Convention Would Work
Ezra Klein discussed Primary Politics by Elaine Kamarck. Elaine Kamarck recommended All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White, and Quiet Revolution by Byron E. Shafer.
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Primary Politics
Discussed“Ela kmar has literally written the book on presidential primaries it's called primary politics everything you need to know about how America nominates its presidential candidates”
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All the King's Men
Recommended“well I'd start with All the King's Men this is an old one by Robert pen Warren and there's lots in it about party conventions and all the deal making that goes on”
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The Making of the President 1960
Recommended“I go to next the making of the president 1960 by Theodore White which is about that election and there's lots of background stuff on how John Kennedy won the Democratic nomination and how Richard Nixon won the Republican nomination”
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Quiet Revolution
Recommended“and I'd end with quiet Revolution by Byron schaer which is the inside story of the McGovern Fraser commission and we talked in the podcast about how people didn't really understand what was happening when they made the all these rule changes and this book tells that story really well”
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