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"He was affectionately known by his constituents as "Doc," and may well have been the most popular governor in Indiana's history. Now "Doc" Bowen has given us his story. He writes in rich detail of how hard work and persistence got him into and through medical school, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowen, Otis R.
Other Authors: Du Bois, William
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Bowen, Otis R.
1900-1999
Politicians > Indiana > Biography.
Governors > Indiana > Biography.
Physicians > Indiana > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Politiciens > Indiana > Biographies.
Gouverneurs > Indiana > Biographies.
Ministres > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Cabinet officers
Governors
Physicians
Politics and government
Politicians
Indiana > Politics and government > 20th century.
Indiana > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Indiana
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Family, Friends, and School; 2 IU, Medical School, and Beth; 3 Internship in South Bend; 4 Serving Uncle Sam; 5 Family Doctor in Bremen; 6 First Public Service: Coroner; 7 Winning (and Losing) Elections; 8 Doctor in the House; 9 Leader of the House; 10 First Campaigns for Governor; 11 First Steps and Property Tax Relief; 12 Budgets, Surpluses, and Other Challenges; 13 Managing for Results; 14 A Defeat, a Disappointment, and Tribulations; 15 Folks Who Made a Difference; 16 On Being Governor; 17 The Governor as Party Leader.
  • 18 Last Days in Office19 Medical School Professor; 20 Secretary of Health & Human Services; 21 Beth, Rose, and Carol; 22 Presidents and People I've Known; 23 Final Thoughts; Index.

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