Call me Mike : a political biography of Michael V. DiSalle / Richard G. Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmerman, Richard G., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

DiSalle, Michael V. (Michael Vincent), 1908-1981.

DiSalle, Michael V.

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Friends and associates.

Kennedy, John F.

Governors--Ohio--Biography.

Governors.

Mayors--Ohio--Toledo--Biography.

Mayors.

Ohio--Politics and government--1951-.

Ohio.

Toledo (Ohio)--Politics and government--20th century.

Toledo (Ohio).

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Michael V. DiSalle was elected to his first and only term as governor in one of Ohio's most contentious elections, which featured a ferocious battle over the so-called "Right-to-Work" issue, a union-busting constitutional amendment placed on the ballot over the objections of Republican party professionals by fanatic conservative business interests. As a result, Democrats won most statewide offices and briefly gained control of the Ohio General Assembly. During his term, which ran from his inauguration in January 1959 to January 1963, when Republican James Rhodes replaced him, DiSalle passed sorely needed tax increases, but he was less successful in his attempts to pique the conscience of Ohioans on social issues such as the poor conditions in state mental hospitals and the abolishment of capital punishment. His tours of the state's dismal mental institutions were widely publicized, but the public showed little interest in the details concerning the warehousing of the state's most-neglected wards. His agonizing over death-penalty cases that he was legally obligated to review alienated many in the legal and law enforcement communities. DiSalle's private life was almost as controversial as his public life. Through-out his term as governor he was dogged by reports of his wife's unhappiness with her role as Ohio's First Lady and later by rumors of his romantic involvement with his personal secretary. His post-gubernatorial life was marred by several unfortunate business ventures, and like his hero, Thomas Jefferson, DiSalle seemed perpetually short of cash after he left office. Despite the controversies that plagued his career, he never stopped living a caring, passionate life.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: A Passion for Politics""; ""1. From New York Tenement to Georgetown Law""; ""2. Law and Marriage, but No Degree""; ""3. Depression, a Victory, and a Defeat""; ""4. Pax, Tax, and a Near Miss""; ""5. His Honor the Mayor""; ""6. Return to Washington""; ""7. No Year to be a Democrat . . . Again""; ""8. A First Run for the Mansion""; ""9. Victory!""; ""10. Preparation and Inauguration""; ""11. The Tumultuous 103rd General Assembly""; ""12. The Kennedy Invasion: Capture and Defeat""

""13. Tensions, Public and Private""""14. The Power of Life or Death""; ""15. The Bruising Campaigns of 1962""; ""16. Dilettante""; ""17. Family and other Affairs""; ""18. A Death Mourned, a Life Honored""; ""Epilogue: Controversy Even in Death""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61277-347-8