My life in progressive politics : against the grain
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Author
Contributors
Frece, John W. author.
Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2018].
Status
Nyack Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
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Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Gun control, voting rights, family planning, and environmental protection--these are all hot-button issues today, but they were also the same difficult and intractable issues that Senator Joseph D. Tydings of Maryland faced during his tenure in the Senate in the 1960s. In this timely memoir, Tydings looks back on a life of public service, from the Maryland General Assembly to chief federal prosecutor in Maryland and ultimately to the United States Senate. As an early "Kennedy Man," Tydings's political stock soared, but it just as quickly crashed because of his willingness to go "against the grain" on perhaps one progressive issue too many. As the adopted son of a US senator, grandson of an adviser to three US presidents, and step-grandson of perhaps the wealthiest woman of her age, Tydings nevertheless made his own way, rising from horse platoon corporal in war-ravaged Germany to legislative reformer. He prosecuted fellow Democrats for fraud, stood up to presidents over Supreme Court nominees and the war in Vietnam, and faced down segregationists over voting rights. His family planning initiatives are still in effect. He battled the National Rifle Association over gun control--and suffered the consequences. After a decade of political assassinations, from the Kennedy brothers to Martin Luther King Jr., and a turn to the right with the election of Richard Nixon, America's political climate soured for progressive politics, and Tydings narrowly lost reelection. My Life in Progressive Politics provides an important, insider account of a landmark era in American politics. Joseph D. Tydings served as United States senator from Maryland from 1965 to 1971. He earlier served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1955 to 1961 and as United States Attorney from 1961 to 1963."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tydings, J. D. 1., & Frece, J. W. (2018). My life in progressive politics: against the grain . Texas A & M University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tydings, Joseph D. 1928-2018 and John W. Frece. 2018. My Life in Progressive Politics: Against the Grain. Texas A & M University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tydings, Joseph D. 1928-2018 and John W. Frece. My Life in Progressive Politics: Against the Grain Texas A & M University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tydings, Joseph D. 1928-2018, and John W Frece. My Life in Progressive Politics: Against the Grain Texas A & M University Press, 2018.
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