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In the arena : a memoir of love, war, and politics / Charles S. Robb, foreword by Bill Clinton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robb, Charles S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- United States--Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- Robb, Charles S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, Virginia ; London, England : University of Virginia Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The political memoir of Virginia governor and senator Chuck Robb. Covers his marriage to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, his tour in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine, and his roles as lieutenant governor, then governor, and then US senator of Virginia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by President Bill Clinton
- The path to Quantico
- The president's daughter
- A White House wedding
- The weight of war
- Boots on the ground
- Bulletproof
- Returning home
- A growing family
- Larger than life
- Stepping into the fray
- A future worthy of her past
- No higher honor
- The democracy of opportunity
- The aristocracy of merit
- The long hot summer
- Clean sweep
- Sacred cows
- Pandora's box
- A new challenge
- The most exclusive club
- Distant lands, faraway lives
- Issues of war and peace
- A national soap opera
- The tale of the tape
- Guns, gays, and Old Glory
- An imperfect candidate
- Taking a stand
- Bayview
- A passion play
- Against the wind
- Free at last
- The green zone
- Over the horizon
- Always a Marine.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-8139-4611-5
- OCLC:
- 1221015739
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