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Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life
James Cannon
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Description for Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life
Hardcover. A comprehensive narrative account of the life and presidency of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
“Not since Harry Truman succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt twenty-nine years earlier had the American people known so little about a man who had stepped forward from obscurity to take the oath of office as President of the United States.”
—from Chapter 4
This is a comprehensive narrative account of the life of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers, James Cannon. Written with unique insight and benefiting from personal interviews with President Ford in his last years, Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life is James Cannon’s final look at the simple and honest man from the Midwest.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472116041
SKU
V9780472116041
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99-50
About James Cannon
James Cannon was a journalist, serving notably as a war correspondent in Korea and vice president of Newsweek, as well as Domestic Policy Adviser to President Ford and Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. He published several books, including an authorized biography of Ford, Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History (University of Michigan Press, 1998). ... Read more
Reviews for Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life
"The life of this honest and plain-spoken man...will delight historians and general readers alike." —Dr. Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
"This is a first-rate political history and a compassionate biography." —Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
"[T]his insider account persuasively demonstrates that [Ford] was a far better president than campaigner and that, at a particularly low moment ... Read more
Henry Kissinger
"This is a first-rate political history and a compassionate biography." —Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
"[T]his insider account persuasively demonstrates that [Ford] was a far better president than campaigner and that, at a particularly low moment ... Read more