Author Garland Tucker discusses a key reason for writing The High Tide of American Conservatism, a chronicle of the 1924 presidential election between Republican Calvin Coolidge and Democrat John W. Davis. Tucker offered these comments during an Oct. 11, 2010, speech to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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