| Description |
xiii, 373 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A capitol idea -- The shamrock and the dreidel -- Up south -- Hancock Street -- Lockefield Gardens-Eden -- Destination unknown -- Hoops and dreams -- Law school and other maladies -- The windy city -- Law and politics -- Bean town and busing -- Impeachment -- A doctor in the house -- The rest of the bastards -- Of polo and poetry -- Color codes -- Who's coming to dinner? - The darndest things -- Lucky and Lucy -- A call to serve -- SecDef -- First Lady of the Pentagon -- A song of songs. |
| Summary |
In a world where it was commonplace to see signs that read "whites only" or "Jews not allowed," William Cohen was born in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of a Jewish father and a Protestant Irish mother. Janet Langhart, an African-American, was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana by her single parent mother, a Southern Baptist. These two people, from different regions, races, and religions, are both witnesses to and targets of the social tensions of the day. Their stories are rich and profound; at times they are amusing, at others harrowing. Bill would be elected to serve his country as a U.S. Congressman and Senator, and Janet would become a prominent television personality, activist, and highly respected businesswoman and author. Opposites in so many ways--in color, faith and culture--seemingly a bundle of contradictions, they meet in 1974, become friends, and eventually marry in 1996, in the U.S. Capitol.--From publisher description. |
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Cohen, William S.
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Cohen, Janet Langhart, 1941-
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Television journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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African American women authors -- Biography.
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Married people -- United States -- Biography.
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Interracial marriage -- United States -- Case studies.
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Interfaith marriage -- United States -- Case studies.
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Janet Langhart, 1941-
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| ISBN |
0742558215 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742558212 cloth alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780742558212 |
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