Ambition, pragmatism, and party : a political biography of Gerald R. Ford /

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Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party is the most comprehensive political biography of Gerald Ford. The title reflects its key themes: that Ford was an ambitious individual who wanted to climb up the political latter in Washington and who was loyal to his party, but who was not a political ideologue.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kaufman, Scott, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Subjects:
Ford, Gerald R., > 1913-2006.
Ford, Gerald R., > 1913-2006
1945-1989
Presidents > United States > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1974-1977.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1974-1977.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Ford, not a King
  • Climbing the ladder of power
  • A step away
  • High expectations unrealized
  • Not speaker, but president
  • Honeymoon and hardship
  • Confronting crises
  • Image and the election
  • Politics, money, and the post-presidency
  • Conclusion.

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