| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xi, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Irish enough -- God's country -- A trip to Washington -- Were were the kids who hid under our desks -- Catholic school back then -- Kennedy vs. Nixon -- La Salle -- Holy Cross -- Chapel Hill -- Montreal -- Swaziland -- African mysteries -- Capitol Hill -- US Capitol police officer -- Senate legislative assistant -- Miami -- First campaign -- Freelance -- Brooklyn -- Running anyway -- Back to Washington -- Jimmy Carter -- Kathleen -- Presidential speechwriter -- Scramble -- Tip O'Neill -- Writer -- San Francisco -- White House dinner -- Hungary -- Berlin wall -- A boomer as president -- A farewell in North Cambridge -- Bringing down apartheid -- Television -- Mom -- Clinton redux -- Good Friday -- Millennial -- Attack on a September morning -- A war of our choosing -- Barack Obama -- Duel -- A funeral in Rome -- Thrill -- Kathleen Matthews for Congress -- Trump -- Hardball -- This country. |
| Summary |
The former host of MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" offers a panoramic portrait of post-World War II American politics through the story of his extraordinary life and career |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Matthews offers a panoramic portrait of post-World War II America through the lens of his life and career. Raised in a large Irish-Catholic family in Philadelphia, he became a Peace Corps graduate, moved to DC and began knocking on doors on Capitol Hill. There his eyes were opened to the game of big-league politics. As a speechwriter for President Carter, Matthews witnessed the triumphs and tragedies of that administration. As chief of staff to Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, he received an on-the-job PhD in American politics during the Reagan years. He pioneered cable news with Hardball with Chris Matthews, which became a political institution for twenty years. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Matthews, Chris, 1945-
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Television journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion.
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Matthews, Chris, 1945- (OCoLC)fst00223673
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Television journalists. (OCoLC)fst01146949
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781982134846 (hardcover) |
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1982134844 (hardcover) |
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