Hubert Humphrey The Conscience of the Country |
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| Author:
| Offner, Arnold A. |
| Narrated by:
| Yen, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9773-8300-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Tantor Media, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Tantor Audio |
| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Historian Arnold A. Offner has explored vast troves of archival records to recapture Hubert Humphrey's life, giving us previously unknown details of the vice president's fractious relationship with Lyndon Johnson, showing how Johnson colluded with Richard Nixon to deny Humphrey the presidency, and describing the most neglected aspect of Humphrey's career: his major legislative achievements after returning to the Senate in 1970. This definitive biography rediscovers one of America's...
More DescriptionHistorian Arnold A. Offner has explored vast troves of archival records to recapture Hubert Humphrey's life, giving us previously unknown details of the vice president's fractious relationship with Lyndon Johnson, showing how Johnson colluded with Richard Nixon to deny Humphrey the presidency, and describing the most neglected aspect of Humphrey's career: his major legislative achievements after returning to the Senate in 1970. This definitive biography rediscovers one of America's great political figures.