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Call me Tom the life of Thomas F. Eagleton
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Call me Tom [electronic resource] : the life of Thomas F. Eagleton / James N. Giglio.
ISBN
0826272614
9780826272614
0826219403
9780826219404
Published
Columbia [Mo.] ; London : University of Missouri Press, c2011. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014)
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 310 p. :) : ill., ports. ;.
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Summary
Detailed biography of the St. Louis senator as a moderate liberal in a conservative state, from a promising attorney to contributions in environmental and social legislation. Known for his successful bipartisanship, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1972 until personal problems were revealed.
Variant and related titles
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive Complete Supplement II.
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive History Supplement II.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2014
Series
Missouri biography series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
Contents
Growing up in St. Louis
Serving city and state government
The inaugural 1968 senate campaign
Promising beginnings
The Eagleton affair
In the arena
The final campaign
Combating the Reagan revolution
The personal Eagleton
The sage of St. Louis
The final years.
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