The coal miner who became governor / Paul E. Patton and Jeffrey S. Suchanek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patton, Paul E., 1937- author.

Suchanek, Jeffrey S., author.

Series:

Kentucky Remembered: an Oral History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patton, Paul E., 1937-.

Patton, Paul E.

Governors--Kentucky--Biography.

Governors.

Kentucky--Politics and government--1951-.

Kentucky.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2023]

Summary:

Born in a tenant house in Fallsburg, Kentucky, Paul Patton had a humble upbringing that held few clues about his future as one of the most prominent politicians in the history of the state.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Life in the Coal Mines

2. My Entrance into Politics

3. Pike County Judge

4. First Campaign for Statewide Office, 1987

5. Lieutenant Governor's Office, 1991-1995

6. The 1995 Campaign and My March to the Governor's Office

7. Forming an Administration

8. The 1996 Legislative Session

9. The First Year and Workers' Compensation Reform

10. Postsecondary Education Reform and Other Issues

11. Let the Good Times Roll, 1998

12. Making Modern History

13. A Second Term, or Be Careful What You Wish For: The 2000 Legislative Session

14. Jousting with Republicans while the Nation Goes to War

15. From the Mountaintop to the Valley and Back Again

16. Life after the Governor's Office

Afterword: A First Lady's Story

Acknowledgments

Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8131-9834-8

OCLC:

1393207963