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"A historic, sweeping memoir from United States Senator Patrick Leahy, currently the chamber's longest-serving senator and President Pro Tempore."--Amazon.

"In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics. As the senior-most member and de facto dean of the chamber, Senator Leahy has been a key author of the American story. Leahy established himself as a moral leader and liberal pioneer over four decades spanning nine presidential administrations. [...] The Road Taken is also a moving personal portrait. Born in Vermont in 1940, Leahy got his first taste of politics at age six after riding his tricycle into the Governor's office. Twenty-eight years later he became the first Democrat and youngest person ever elected to the United States Senate from Vermont. He writes movingly of his wife of nearly sixty years, Marcelle, his family life, his beloved home state of Vermont, and his unexpected life as an actor with cameos in five Batman movies. Despite being born legally blind in one eye, Leahy became an accomplished photographer, shooting history as he witnessed it. His intimate portraits illustrate the book, showcasing history through the lens of his life." -- Publisher's website.

Montpelier mornings

The bug

The spark

The court

Shattered innocence

On the job

The county

The leap

A new life

The rookie

Finding my way

Conscience

The cloakroom

The rules

An unlikely ally

President from Plains

Farewell, my friend

Home front

By my fingertips

Among the ruins

A new lease

Gone too soon

Loyal opposition

Independence

Veep

Danger ahead

Shots fired

Old meets news

Full circle

To stop a war

Up close

Third time's a charm

Howard Leahy's landslide

Mr. Chairman

Peace at last

The natural

Change

Pinch me moments, still

The distraction

Havana dreaming

Elián

The fraying

Attacked at home

The target

All we have to fear

Rebuilding

I'll call you Patrick

Encouragement

They got their man

A weight lifted

Fresh start

Forcing the lock

The young president

Raúl, again

Please hold for the president

Decisions

Breaking the Senate

A cult of personality

A country, not a war

The breaking point

History calls.

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