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Me, Governor?
Richard J. Codey
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Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
And so, a new chapter in the life of Richard J. Codey, an undertaker's son born and bred in the Garden State, began on the night of August 12, 2004--he knew from that point his life would never be the same . . . and it hasn't been. His memoir is a breezy, humorous, perceptive, and candid chronicle of local and state government from a man who lived among political movers and shakers for more than three decades. Codey became governor of New Jersey, succeeding James McGreevey, who resigned following a homosexual affair--a shattering scandal and set of circumstances that ... Read more
And so, a new chapter in the life of Richard J. Codey, an undertaker's son born and bred in the Garden State, began on the night of August 12, 2004--he knew from that point his life would never be the same . . . and it hasn't been. His memoir is a breezy, humorous, perceptive, and candid chronicle of local and state government from a man who lived among political movers and shakers for more than three decades. Codey became governor of New Jersey, succeeding James McGreevey, who resigned following a homosexual affair--a shattering scandal and set of circumstances that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Piscataway, United States
ISBN
9780813550459
SKU
V9780813550459
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About Richard J. Codey
Richard J. Codey was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1973 and the State Senate in 1981. He became Senate president in 2004 and served as governor from November 2004 to January 2006. He is married and has two sons. Codey wrote this memoir with the assistance of Stephen Seplow, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and former reporter and ... Read more
Reviews for Me, Governor?
"Dick Codey is a dedicated public servant, a state senator, and former governor who has done extraordinary things. Me, Governor? shows Governor Codey as a man of humility, humor, and honor. It is a book that will make you laugh and cry, and his story is one you haven't heard before."
Bill Bradley
former U.S. Senator
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Bill Bradley
former U.S. Senator
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