1970's Government and Politics | "Is America Turning Right?"

Magazine article

By: David Gelman, et al.

Date: November 7, 1977

Source: Gelman, David, et al. Newsweek. November 7, 1977, 34–36, 43–45.

About the Author: David Graham Gelman (1926–), born in New York City, studied at the City University of New York while working as a reporter for the New York Post. He joined the staff of the Peace Corps in 1962 as the director of special projects. In 1966, Gelman became the associate editor for national affairs at Newsweek; three years later, he became the national editor of Newsday, before rejoining Newsweek as a general editor and senior writer in 1975.

Introduction

After a decade dominated by liberalism, the political right hailed the election of Richard M. Nixon (served 1969–1974) to the presidency in 1968 as proof that the American public wanted a return to conservative values....