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Panic At The Pump
The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s
Book • 2016
This book examines the energy crises of the 1970s, particularly the oil embargo of 1973 and the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979.
It details how these crises, characterized by soaring gasoline prices, shortages, and long lines, affected American politics.
The book explores the responses of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, as well as key figures like William Simon, Donald Rumsfeld, and Dick Cheney.
Jacobs argues that the energy crisis led to a mounting skepticism about government intervention, setting the stage for the rise of Reaganism and a broader shift in American political culture from liberalism to conservatism.
The book concludes with the 1991 Gulf War, highlighting the failure of domestic policy that precipitated military action abroad.
It details how these crises, characterized by soaring gasoline prices, shortages, and long lines, affected American politics.
The book explores the responses of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, as well as key figures like William Simon, Donald Rumsfeld, and Dick Cheney.
Jacobs argues that the energy crisis led to a mounting skepticism about government intervention, setting the stage for the rise of Reaganism and a broader shift in American political culture from liberalism to conservatism.
The book concludes with the 1991 Gulf War, highlighting the failure of domestic policy that precipitated military action abroad.
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Mentioned by Mike Peska in the introduction, highlighting Meg Jacobs ’ work on the 1970s energy crisis.
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