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Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party : A Political Biography of Gerald
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- Publication Name
- University Press of Kansas
- ISBN
- 9780700625000
- Book Title
- Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party : a Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / Executive Branch
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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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.
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University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700625003
ISBN-13
9780700625000
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237681719
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party : a Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / Executive Branch
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
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E866.K38 2017
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"A splendid biography. Scott Kaufman has mined the archives to capture Gerald Ford's life, providing fresh insights and cogent analysis. Readers will relish the book's details and powerful narrative drive. This work is crucial to understanding Ford's rise to power and political career."- Yanek Mieczkowski , author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s "This is the best biography of President Gerald Ford. It offers a compelling account of his life, his guiding philosophy, and his many contributions. This book is also a persuasive history of American society in the twentieth century, and the possibilities for integrity and cooperation in politics during that period. Every citizen who cares about politics will benefit from reading this biography."- Jeremi Suri , author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office At last we have the biography Gerald Ford deserves. Scott Kaufman offers a judicious portrait of the former president's personal life and political career, as well as a richly textured tour of the turbulent decades following the Second World War and the political landscape that shaped Ford's unlikely rise to power. This important and engagingly written study reminds us of the importance of a politician whose strength--an instinct for moderation--was also his greatest weakness.- Barbara Keys , author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s "No one understands the American political scene of the 1970s--that swirling, chaotic, dispiriting and transformational decade that continues to befuddle and fascinate historians--like Scott Kaufman. His beautifully written biography of Gerald Ford sheds new light on a man who was much more than an accidental president. Sailor, athlete, prosecutor, politician, and ultimately unlikely commander-in-chief, Ford's story is one of the entire American century, and Kaufman tells it brilliantly."- Jeffrey A. Engel , Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University, "A splendid biography. Scott Kaufman has mined the archives to capture Gerald Ford's life, providing fresh insights and cogent analysis. Readers will relish the book's details and powerful narrative drive. This work is crucial to understanding Ford's rise to power and political career."-- Yanek Mieczkowski , author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s "This is the best biography of President Gerald Ford. It offers a compelling account of his life, his guiding philosophy, and his many contributions. This book is also a persuasive history of American society in the twentieth century, and the possibilities for integrity and cooperation in politics during that period. Every citizen who cares about politics will benefit from reading this biography."-- Jeremi Suri , author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office At last we have the biography Gerald Ford deserves. Scott Kaufman offers a judicious portrait of the former president's personal life and political career, as well as a richly textured tour of the turbulent decades following the Second World War and the political landscape that shaped Ford's unlikely rise to power. This important and engagingly written study reminds us of the importance of a politician whose strength-- an instinct for moderation-- was also his greatest weakness.-- Barbara Keys , author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s "No one understands the American political scene of the 1970s-- that swirling, chaotic, dispiriting and transformational decade that continues to befuddle and fascinate historians-- like Scott Kaufman. His beautifully written biography of Gerald Ford sheds new light on a man who was much more than an accidental president. Sailor, athlete, prosecutor, politician, and ultimately unlikely commander-in-chief, Ford's story is one of the entire American century, and Kaufman tells it brilliantly."-- Jeffrey A. Engel , Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University, A splendid biography. Scott Kaufman has mined the archives to capture Gerald Ford's life, providing fresh insights and cogent analysis. Readers will relish the book's details and powerful narrative drive. This work is crucial to understanding Fords rise to power and political career.-- Yanek Mieczkowski , author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s This is the best biography of President Gerald Ford. It offers a compelling account of his life, his guiding philosophy, and his many contributions. This book is also a persuasive history of American society in the twentieth century, and the possibilities for integrity and cooperation in politics during that period. Every citizen who cares about politics will benefit from reading this biography.-- Jeremi Suri , author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office At last we have the biography Gerald Ford deserves. Scott Kaufman offers a judicious portrait of the former president's personal life and political career, as well as a richly textured tour of the turbulent decades following the Second World War and the political landscape that shaped Ford's unlikely rise to power. This important and engagingly written study reminds us of the importance of a politician whose strength--an instinct for moderation--was also his greatest weakness.-- Barbara Keys , author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s No one understands the American political scene of the 1970s--that swirling, chaotic, dispiriting and transformational decade that continues to befuddle and fascinate historians--like Scott Kaufman. His beautifully written biography of Gerald Ford sheds new light on a man who was much more than an accidental president. Sailor, athlete, prosecutor, politician, and ultimately unlikely commander-in-chief, Ford's story is one of the entire American century, and Kaufman tells it brilliantly.-- Jeffrey A. Engel , Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University, "Kaufman's sure-handed, comprehensive political biography illuminates the epochal shifts in politics that shaped Ford's career."-- Michigan Historical Review "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford''s] life. Kaufman's book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."-- American Historical Review, "Kaufman's historical contribution lies in his depiction and analysis of Ford's twenty-five-year congressional career as well as Ford's youthful preparation for politics and his postpresidential activities."-- Journal of American History "Kaufman's work is the essential starting place for scholars seeking to understand Ford's political career. Perhaps it is also a starting place for historians seeking to understand the loss of bipartisanship and pragmatism in contemporary politics."-- Journal of Southern History "Kaufman's sure-handed, comprehensive political biography illuminates the epochal shifts in politics that shaped Ford's career."-- Michigan Historical Review "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford&rsquo's] life. Kaufman's book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."-- American Historical Review, "Kaufman's work is the essential starting place for scholars seeking to understand Ford's political career. Perhaps it is also a starting place for historians seeking to understand the loss of bipartisanship and pragmatism in contemporary politics."-- Journal of Southern History "Kaufman's sure-handed, comprehensive political biography illuminates the epochal shifts in politics that shaped Ford's career."-- Michigan Historical Review "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford''s] life. Kaufman's book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."-- American Historical Review, "A splendid biography. Scott Kaufman has mined the archives to capture Gerald Ford's life, providing fresh insights and cogent analysis. Readers will relish the book's details and powerful narrative drive. This work is crucial to understanding Ford's rise to power and political career."-- Yanek Mieczkowski , author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s "This is the best biography of President Gerald Ford. It offers a compelling account of his life, his guiding philosophy, and his many contributions. This book is also a persuasive history of American society in the twentieth century, and the possibilities for integrity and cooperation in politics during that period. Every citizen who cares about politics will benefit from reading this biography."-- Jeremi Suri , author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office At last we have the biography Gerald Ford deserves. Scott Kaufman offers a judicious portrait of the former president's personal life and political career, as well as a richly textured tour of the turbulent decades following the Second World War and the political landscape that shaped Ford's unlikely rise to power. This important and engagingly written study reminds us of the importance of a politician whose strength--an instinct for moderation--was also his greatest weakness.-- Barbara Keys , author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s "No one understands the American political scene of the 1970s--that swirling, chaotic, dispiriting and transformational decade that continues to befuddle and fascinate historians--like Scott Kaufman. His beautifully written biography of Gerald Ford sheds new light on a man who was much more than an accidental president. Sailor, athlete, prosecutor, politician, and ultimately unlikely commander-in-chief, Ford's story is one of the entire American century, and Kaufman tells it brilliantly."-- Jeffrey A. Engel , Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University, "Highly readable, fluidly written, and an extremely well-researched account of the life and times of the nation's accidental 38th president. . . . The text offers lessons for our own fraught times of political polarization."-- Congress & the Presidency "Kaufman's historical contribution lies in his depiction and analysis of Ford's twenty-five-year congressional career as well as Ford's youthful preparation for politics and his postpresidential activities."-- Journal of American History "Kaufman's work is the essential starting place for scholars seeking to understand Ford's political career. Perhaps it is also a starting place for historians seeking to understand the loss of bipartisanship and pragmatism in contemporary politics."-- Journal of Southern History "Kaufman's sure-handed, comprehensive political biography illuminates the epochal shifts in politics that shaped Ford's career."-- Michigan Historical Review "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford&rsquo's] life. Kaufman's book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."-- American Historical Review, "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford''s] life. Kaufman's book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."-- American Historical Review, "Kaufman's work is the essential starting place for scholars seeking to understand Ford's political career. Perhaps it is also a starting place for historians seeking to understand the loss of bipartisanship and pragmatism in contemporary politics."-- Journal of Southern History "Kaufmans sure-handed, comprehensive political biography illuminates the epochal shifts in politics that shaped Fords career."Michigan Historical Review "A balanced account that digs deeply into the sources and does not hesitate to explore some of the less laudatory episodes of [Ford's] life. Kaufmans book more than rewards the reader seeking to understand such vital topics as how Congress functioned in the mid-twentieth century, how Ford coped with the many dilemmas he faced in his presidency, and much else besides."American Historical Review, A splendid biography. Scott Kaufman has mined the archives to capture Gerald Ford's life, providing fresh insights and cogent analysis. Readers will relish the books details and powerful narrative drive. This work is crucial to understanding Ford's rise to power and political career.-- Yanek Mieczkowski , author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s This is the best biography of President Gerald Ford. It offers a compelling account of his life, his guiding philosophy, and his many contributions. This book is also a persuasive history of American society in the twentieth century, and the possibilities for integrity and cooperation in politics during that period. Every citizen who cares about politics will benefit from reading this biography.-- Jeremi Suri , author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of Americas Highest Office At last we have the biography Gerald Ford deserves. Scott Kaufman offers a judicious portrait of the former president's personal life and political career, as well as a richly textured tour of the turbulent decades following the Second World War and the political landscape that shaped Ford's unlikely rise to power. This important and engagingly written study reminds us of the importance of a politician whose strength-- an instinct for moderation-- was also his greatest weakness.-- Barbara Keys , author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s No one understands the American political scene of the 1970s-- that swirling, chaotic, dispiriting and transformational decade that continues to befuddle and fascinate historians-- like Scott Kaufman. His beautifully written biography of Gerald Ford sheds new light on a man who was much more than an accidental president. Sailor, athlete, prosecutor, politician, and ultimately unlikely commander-in-chief, Ford's story is one of the entire American century, and Kaufman tells it brilliantly.-- Jeffrey A. Engel , Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Ford, Not a King 2. Climbing the Ladder of Power 3. A Step Away 4. High Expectations . . . Unrealized 5. Not Speaker, but President 6. Honeymoon and Hardship 7. Confronting Crises 8. Image and the Election 9. Politics, Money, and the Post-Presidency Conclusion Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-038277
Dewey Decimal
973.925092
Dewey Edition
23
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