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Ambition, pragmatism, and party / Scott Kaufman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaufman, Scott, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006.
- Ford, Gerald R.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (465 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
- Summary:
- Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party is the most comprehensive political biography of Gerald Ford. The title reflects its key themes: that Ford was an ambitious individual who wanted to climb up the political latter in Washington and who was loyal to his party, but who was not a political ideologue.
- Contents:
- A Ford, not a King
- Climbing the ladder of power
- A step away
- High expectations unrealized
- Not speaker, but president
- Honeymoon and hardship
- Confronting crises
- Image and the election
- Politics, money, and the post-presidency
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700625017
- 0700625011
- OCLC:
- 1012342813
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