Ben J Wattenberg: 3 books

How did a nice, liberal Jewish boy from the Bronx come to be called a conservative? Ben J. Wattenberg has been at the center of American ideas and events since 1966, when he became a speechwriter for and aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Recruited out of the blue, Wattenberg worked closely...

When President Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by slapping an embargo on U.S. grain shipments to the U.S.S.R., he used ""the wealth weapon"" to defend American strategic interests and human rights, as authors Ben J. Wattenberg and Richard J. Whalen pro­pose...

Published in tandem with his upcoming PBS special of the same name, the eminent political commentator argues that the parties' stands on social issues such as crime, welfare, and morality will decide future elections. 25,000 first printing.