Abstract
cultural historian T. J. Jackson Lears claimed most profound radicalism is often the most profound conservatism.1 This statement, which was made in Lears' 1981 study of American antimodernists, describes the many Americans who consistently supported Richard Nixon beginning early in his career. They were, in fact, neither dinner table debaters nor passive spectators. Nixon's people, instead, were citizens who were radicalized by their political ideology to labor intensely for their anointed candidate's election. Beginning with Nixon's first foray into politics in 1946, these men and women voted for him, organized themselves into effective groups that campaigned on his behalf, sought out and encouraged pro-Nixon voters, and raised money for him.
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