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Just right : a life in pursuit of liberty / Lee Edwards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, Lee, 1932-2024, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Edwards, Lee, 1932-2024.
- Edwards, Lee.
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- Historians--United States--Biography.
- Historians.
- Conservatives--United States--Biography.
- Conservatives.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Lee Edwards is a historian of the conservative movement who has been present at nearly every major event of the modern conservative movement. His memoir reveals his insider account of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; how he first interviewed Ronald Reagan when the actor was thinking of running for governor; how he created the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, and much more."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cradle conservative
- Paris holiday
- The movement
- Rebels with a cause
- Reluctant champion
- The day Kennedy died
- Decision time
- A choice, not an echo
- The real Barry Goldwater
- The must primary
- Civil rights and the constitution
- Convention
- Things that matter
- Extremism and liberty
- Anything goes
- Let Goldwater be Goldwater
- Landslide
- 27 million americans can't be wrong
- On my own
- Author, author
- The "voice" of the silent majority
- Square power
- The rabbi and the president
- The new right
- The changing face of conservatism
- Captive nations and peoples
- Leaving the arena
- Back to school
- Defalcation
- Missionaries for freedom
- "Dear Bill"
- The making of a memorial
- The final step
- Dedication day
- Chimera?
- Trumped
- Coda.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781684516797
- 168451679X
- 9781504050203
- 1504050207
- OCLC:
- 1399167343
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