The road taken : a memoir / Patrick Leahy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leahy, Patrick J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leahy, Patrick J.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Vermont--Biography.

Vermont.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 463 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022.

Summary:

"A historic, sweeping memoir from United States Senator Patrick Leahy, currently the chamber's longest-serving senator and President Pro Tempore."--Amazon.

"In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics. As the senior-most member and de facto dean of the chamber, Senator Leahy has been a key author of the American story. Leahy established himself as a moral leader and liberal pioneer over four decades spanning nine presidential administrations. [...] The Road Taken is also a moving personal portrait. Born in Vermont in 1940, Leahy got his first taste of politics at age six after riding his tricycle into the Governor’s office. Twenty-eight years later he became the first Democrat and youngest person ever elected to the United States Senate from Vermont. He writes movingly of his wife of nearly sixty years, Marcelle, his family life, his beloved home state of Vermont, and his unexpected life as an actor with cameos in five Batman movies. Despite being born legally blind in one eye, Leahy became an accomplished photographer, shooting history as he witnessed it. His intimate portraits illustrate the book, showcasing history through the lens of his life." -- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART I

1. Montpelier Mornings

2. The Bug

3. The Spark

4. The Court

5. Shattered Innocence

6. On the Job

7. The County

8. The Leap

9. A New Life

10. The Rookie

11. Finding My Way

12. Conscience

13. The Cloakroom

14. The Rules

15. An Unlikely Ally

16. President from Plains

17. Farewell, My Friend

18. Home Front

19. By My Fingertips

20. Among the Ruins

PART II

21. A New Lease

22. Gone Too Soon

23. Loyal Opposition

24. Independence

25. Veep

26. Danger Ahead

27. Shots Fired

28. Old Meets News

29. Full Circle

30. To Stop a War

31. Up Close

32. Third Time's the Charm

33. Howard Leahy's Landslide

34. Mr. Chairman

35. Peace At Last

36. The Natural

37. Change

38. Pinch Me Moments, Still

39. The Distraction

40. Havana Dreaming

41. Elian

PART III

42. The Fraying

43. Attacked at Home

44. The Target

45. All We Have to Fear

46. Rebuilding

47. I'll Call You Patrick

48. Encouragement

49. They Got Their Man

50. A Weight Lifted

51. Fresh Start

52. Forcing the Lock

53. The Young President

54. Raul, Again

55. Please Hold for the President

56. Decisions

57. Breaking the Senate

58. A Cult of Personality

59. A Country, Not a War

60. The Breaking Point

61. History Calls.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781982157357

1982157356

OCLC:

1265084645