The Triumph of Politics
As Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the early 1980s, David Stockman was a chief architect of the Reagan Revolution—a bold plan to cut taxes and reduce the scope and cost of government. The Triumph of Politics was Stockman’s frontline report of the miscalculations, manipulations, and political intrigues that led to its failure. A major publishing event and New York Times bestseller in its day, The Triumph of Politics is still startling relevant to the conduct of Washington politics today.
"A rich description of life inside the seemingly most successful Presidency of modern times... A valuable document of the American political condition."
—Michael Kirsley, The New York Times
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part 1
The Odyssey of an Ideologue
The Coming of the New Order
Part 2
Blitzkrieg 85
Shortcuts to the Reagan Revolution
The Counter-Revolution Begins
Victories and the Hour of History
New Lessons: The Politics of Taking
Collapse of the Reagan Coalition
New Lessons: The Politics of Giving
The Morning After: The Final Lessons
Part 3
Days Before The Atlantic
The President and the Pony
Epilogue: The Triumph of Politics
Appendix: The Fiscal Facts