Potomac fever : a memoir of politics and public service / J. William Middendorf II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middendorf, John William, 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambassadors--United States--Biography.

Ambassadors.

Bankers--United States--Biography.

Bankers.

Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

Politicians--United States--Biography.

Politicians.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States. Navy--Officials and employees--Biography.

Organization of American States--Officials and employees--Biography.

Organization of American States.

Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998--Friends and associates.

Goldwater, Barry M.

Middendorf, John William, 1924-.

Middendorf, John William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After a highly successful career in investment banking with his own firm and a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, J. William Middendorf became restive and looked for new challenges. Having ?learned how to make money," he writes in this memoir, he ?wanted to learn how to make a difference." Thus he became actively involved in politics, first at the local level in Connecticut and then with the presidential campaign of Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964 and as treasurer of the Republican National Committee. There followed a series of challenging public service appointments: ambassador to the

Contents:

Title Page; Dedication; Preface; Prologue; Chapter 1 - Down to the Sea, in a Ship; Chapter 2 - Postwar; Chapter 3 - Presidential Politics: Goldwater, the Draft; Chapter 4 - Presidential Politics: Goldwater, the Nomination; Chapter 5 - Presidential Politics: Goldwater, the Convention; Chapter 6 - Presidential Politics: Goldwater, the Campaign; Chapter 7 - Presidential Politics: Nixon; Chapter 8 - Ambassador: Netherlands, One; Chapter 9 - Ambassador: Netherlands, Two; Chapter 10 - Ambassador: Netherlands, Three; Chapter 11 - Secretary of the Navy: One; Chapter 12 - Secretary of the Navy: Two

Chapter 13 - Secretary of the Navy: ThreeChapter 14 - Secretary of the Navy: Once and Forever-The Bicentennial; Chapter 15 - The Business of Banking; Chapter 16 - CIA and OAS: Politics, Economics, Minutiae; Chapter 17 - Organization of American States: Nicaragua and El Salvador; Chapter 18 - Organization of American States: Falklands and Grenada; Chapter 19 - The European Community; Chapter 20 - The New Russia; Chapter 21 - Economic Freedom and Justice; Coda; An Epilogue of Sorts: Thoughts on Reaching Eighty-Six; Notes; Index; About the Author; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-30485-6

9786613304858

1-61251-040-X

OCLC:

756484342