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The autobiography of Leverett Saltonstall : Massachusetts Governor, U.S. Senator, and Yankee Icon /

In this fascinating autobiography, the late Massachusetts Governor and Senator Leverett Saltonstall shares stories from a political career that spanned nearly five decades-from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the chambers of the U.S. Senate.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979
Other Authors: Weeks, Edward, 1898-1989
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:
Saltonstall, Leverett, > 1892-1979.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Governors > Massachusetts > Biography.
Legislators > Massachusetts > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Massachusetts > Politics and government > 20th century.
autobiographies (literary genre)
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781442249905
1442249900
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the 2015 edition
  • Growing up in politics
  • Scandals, law and legislation
  • Eight years as House Speaker
  • The sweet and sour of being governor
  • Joining America's "most select club"
  • Committees, filibusters and debates
  • Overseeing the CIA and censuring McCarthy
  • Working with John F. Kennedy
  • "If I was of any help ... I am glad."

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