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Author Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930- author.

Title Hope and history : a memoir of tumultuous times / William J. Vanden Heuvel ; foreword by Douglas Brinkley.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B VANDEN HEUVEL, WILLIAM V    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-253) and index.
Contents Growing up in the age of Roosevelt -- Heroes and mentors : Roger Baldwin and William J. "Will Bill" Donovan -- RFK, Prince Edward County and the revolution for justice -- Prisons and prisoners -- The Carter presidency and the United Nations -- America and the Holocaust -- The Roosevelt legacy -- Reflections on years to come.
Summary "The uniquely American story of Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, who rose from modest immigrant beginnings to embrace an extraordinary life in politics and public service alongside Roosevelts, Kennedys, and some of the most important American political figures of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-
Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930- (OCoLC)fst00289306
Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
Ambassadors. (OCoLC)fst00806713
Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1945-1989
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Other Form: Online version: Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930- author. Hope and history Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501738180 (DLC) 2019000907
ISBN 9781501738173 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
1501738178 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
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