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Distinguished service : the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. /
Walter J. Kohler, Jr. was one of Wisconsin's best governors. Elected three times, he played a role in the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency in 1952 and was known to be an administration favorite. Kohler's challenge was to unite moderate Republicans, who backed Ike, with a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milwaukee, Wis. :
Marquette University Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. was one of Wisconsin's best governors. Elected three times, he played a role in the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency in 1952 and was known to be an administration favorite. Kohler's challenge was to unite moderate Republicans, who backed Ike, with a Far Right that fervently supported Senator Joe McCarthy. His inability to please both wings of the Republican Party eventually cost him an election race for the United States Senate. In 1957 he was unexpectedly defeated by William Proxmire, a long-time Democratic Party rival and indefatigable campaigner. But. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (456 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435610439 1435610431 9780874623772 0874623774 |