Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford

2 Bedømmelse

4

Varighed
16T 22M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's thirty-eighth president. But Gerald Ford's (1913–2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party captures for the first time the full scope of Ford's long and remarkable political life.

The man who emerges from these pages is keenly ambitious, determined to climb the political ladder in Washington, and loyal to his party but not a political ideologue. Drawing on interviews with family and congressional and administrative officials, presidential historian Scott Kaufman traces Ford's path from a Depression-era childhood through service in World War II to entry into Congress shortly after the Cold War began. He delves deeply into the workings of Congress and legislative–executive relations, offering insight into Ford’s role as the House minority leader in a time of conservative insurgency in the Republican Party.

© 2017 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781541485815

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 17. november 2017

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Leland Stanford: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California's Governor and the West's Most Famous Robber Baron Charles River Editors
  2. Riders in the Storm: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Black Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War John D. Warner, Jr.
  3. MultiChurch: Exploring the Future of Multisite Gregg Allison
  4. The Saratoga Campaign: The History and Legacy of the Revolutionary War’s Turning Point Charles River Editors
  5. C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America Geoff Williams
  6. A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States Geoffrey C. Ward
  7. From Outside: selected essays Kollibri terre Sonnenblume
  8. The Internment of German-Americans during World War II: The History of the American Government’s Controversial Decision to Intern and Deport Citizens of German Descent Charles River Editors
  9. Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana Peter Kornbluh
  10. George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation Robert P. Watson
  11. Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics Anonymous
  12. Why Congress Phillip A. Wallach
  13. The Political Determinants of Health Daniel E. Dawes
  14. The Silver Women: How Black Women's Labor Made the Panama Canal Joan Flores-Villalobos
  15. Toltec Empire: The Architects of Tula and the Ancestors of the Aztecs Rolf Hedger
  16. The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders read the stars Duane Hamacher
  17. The Book of Prognostics Hippocrates
  18. Defiant Joy: The Remarkable Life & Impact of G. K. Chesterton Kevin Belmonte
  19. Will Rogers—Selected Wit & Wisdom: Funny Stays Funny Johnny Heller
  20. The Edge of Farallon Peter Skinner
  21. Socrates: Socrates Philosophy and the Examined Life Hector Davidson
  22. Miss Brenda and the Loveladies: A Heartwarming True Story of Grace, God, and Gumption Brenda Spahn
  23. On Airs, Waters, and Places Hippocrates
  24. Virtual Searches: Regulating the Covert World of Technological Policing Christopher Slobogin
  25. Guys Read: Funny Business Eoin Colfer
  26. Human Animals Frank Hamel
  27. Apocalypsis 2, Episode 1: Awakening Mario Giordano
  28. Particle and Nuclear Physics: The Building Blocks of Matter (3 in 1) Mark Hedges
  29. The Case Against Miracles John W. Loftus
  30. Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law Daniel Gross
  31. Philosophers of Change and Substance: The Early Exploration of Matter, Change, and the Universe (2 in 1) Hector Davidson
  32. Critical and Modern Movements: Revolutionizing Thought: The Critical, Cultural, and Political Shifts in Philosophy (12 in 1) Hector Davidson
  33. On Injuries of the Head Hippocrates
  34. Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln
  35. The Two Greatest Ideas: How Our Grasp of the Universe and Our Minds Changed Everything Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
  36. Poetry: A Symphony of Words: Harmonizing Life's Poignancy Azhar ul Haque Sario
  37. Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks Thomas Brooks
  38. Alien Conspiracy Phil G
  39. Digital Horizons: Where Technology Ends and Humanity Begins DemystifyTech
  40. Apocalypsis 2, Episode 10: Area 23 Mario Giordano
  41. Scientific Creationism Henry M. Morris
  42. The Financial Consequences Of Divorce: A Comprehensive Guide NGENE EMMANUEL
  43. The Book of Exodus 101: How to Read and Understand the Story of God’s Deliverance Michael D. Guinan
  44. The Fiddler of the Reels Thomas Hardy
  45. My House Shall Be a House of Prayer Lance Lambert

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet