Honest John Williams : U.S. senator from Delaware / Carol E. Hoffecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffecker, Carol E., author.

Series:

Cultural Studies of Delaware and the Eastern Shore Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988.

Williams, John J.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Delaware--Politics and government--1951-.

Delaware.

Delaware--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newark, DE : University of Delaware Press, [2024]

Summary:

John J. Williams was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1946, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James M. Tunnell. Honest John Williams: U.S. Senator from Delaware examines the political career of Williams, a political novice who established himself as an important advocate for fiscal probity and integrity in government during four successive terms in the U.S. Senate between 1947 and 1970. Over the course of those twenty-four years in the Senate, which spanned the administrations of five separate U.S. presidents (Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon), Williams positioned himself as an opponent of wasteful government spending and corruption, often working "across the aisle" in order to achieve specific political goals. In Honest John Williams, noted Delaware historian Carol E. Hoffecker offers readers a comprehensive look at the legislative course forged by Delaware’s first four-term senator, a chicken-feed dealer born on a farm near Sussex County who went on to become an important advocate for fiscal probity and integrity in twentieth-century American politics.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. By Sussex Shores

2. The Heart of Chicken Land

3. A Political Novice

4. The Freshman Senator

5. Uncovering the Tax Mess

6. The Eisenhower Era

7. Desegregation

8. The DuPont Divestiture

9. The Honor of the Senate

10. He Just Played It Straight

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781644533543

1644533545

OCLC:

1482744112