“A Mission Without Precedent”: The Rise and Fall of the Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964–1981

IF 0.4 4区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY
RYAN LAROCHELLE
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This article traces the history of the Office of Economic Opportunity/Community Services Administration, focusing on Richard Nixon’s failed attempt to dismantle it in 1973 and Ronald Reagan’s successful effort in 1981. I explore main two main questions: Why was Reagan able to succeed when Nixon had failed? and What does the dismantling of the agency reveal about the development of American conservatism in the 1970s and 1980s? Drawing on original archival materials, I argue that the Reagan administration learned from Nixon’s failures and adopted a more professional, managerial stance when it dismantled the agency in 1981. In addition, recent work in history and political science has explored how the multiracial democratic vision articulated by LBJ’s Great Society helped fuel the modern conservative movement. By focusing on the long-term opposition against OEO/CSA, this article provides new insights into how conservatives articulated an alternative ideology to postwar liberalism.

"没有先例的使命":经济机会办公室的兴衰,1964-1981 年
本文追溯了经济机会/社区服务管理局办公室的历史,重点介绍了理查德·尼克松(Richard Nixon)在1973年解散它的失败尝试和罗纳德·里根(Ronald Reagan)在1981年的成功尝试。我主要探讨了两个主要问题:为什么尼克松失败了,里根却能成功?该机构的解散揭示了20世纪70年代和80年代美国保守主义发展的什么?根据原始档案材料,我认为里根政府从尼克松的失败中吸取了教训,并在1981年解散该机构时采取了更专业、更管理的立场。此外,最近在历史和政治科学方面的研究还探讨了约翰逊的“伟大社会”所阐述的多种族民主愿景如何推动了现代保守主义运动。通过关注对OEO/CSA的长期反对,本文提供了保守派如何阐述战后自由主义的另一种意识形态的新见解。
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