Laughing at Myself : My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glickman, Dan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glickman, Dan.

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

United States.

United States. Department of Agriculture--Officials and employees--Biography.

Motion Picture Association of America--Biography.

Motion Picture Association of America.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

Kansas--Biography.

Kansas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : University Press of Kansas, 2021.

Summary:

"In Laughing at Myself, Dan Glickman-a Jewish kid from Wichita, Kansas, descended from Russian and Eastern European immigrants-tells the story of his life in public service as a principled moderate driven by the values of pragmatism and civility. After leaving the Republican Party in 1974, he represented the 4th Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in the US House of Representatives for eighteen years. He went on to become the US Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton administration and later served as Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. In the midst of a highly polarized and partisan political climate, Glickman's life highlights the value of building bridges between rivals, rather than making enemies. Told with self-deprecating humor and a belief in the "better angels of our nature," Laughing at Myself encourages people to see that common sense and moderation are the keys to a meaningful life in service to the common good. Laughing at Myself is a regional trade manuscript that reflects the University Press of Kansas's aim to serve the Kansas and wider Midwestern and Great Plains regions. As a memoir by a former Congressman and presidential cabinet member, the book also advances the Press's interest in the fields of American politics and US history. Dan Glickman's story will resonate especially for Kansans while also offering perspectives on important political moments that will be of interest to a wider audience of informed readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for Laughing at Myself

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. What a Country!

Chapter 2. The Most Powerful Man on Earth

Chapter 3. Growing Up Glickman in Wichita, Kansas

Chapter 4. A Cafeteria Jew on the Prairie

Chapter 5. Finding Myself in the Midst of Turbulence

Chapter 6. Right Place at the Right Time

Chapter 7. Crossing Party Lines to Sing My Way to Congress

Photo Gallery

Chapter 8. How I Fertilized the Agriculture Committee

Chapter 9. Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers, and Finding Laughs in the House of Reps

Chapter 10. Rubbergate, Partisan Wars, and My Last Term in Congress

Chapter 11. Naïve Dan

Chapter 12. "Hey Big Spender" Becomes Mr. Secretary of Food

Chapter 13. From DC to Harvard to Hollywood and Back: Life After Public Service

Chapter 14. Lessons from a Self-Deprecating Moderate

Epilogue. Life in the Age of COVID-19

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780700632145

070063214X

OCLC:

1259589882