Bibliograph

John William McCormack, a political biography, Garrison Nelson

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John William McCormack, a political biography, Garrison Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

John William McCormack

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893894261

Responsibility statement

Garrison Nelson

Sub title

a political biography

Summary

"The first-ever full-scale political biography of John W. McCormack for those interested in JFK era history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. November 25, 1963: The Troubling Public: Introduction -- 2. Irish Emigration and the Cauldron of Yankee Boston -- 3. The Reinvention of John McCormack -- 4. The Ascent: Yankee Mentors, Irish Gatekeepers, and Harriet -- 5. From Beacon Hill to Capitol Hill -- 6. The 1928-33 Game Change -- 7. The New Deal and a National Stage -- 8. The Problematic Landslide: Court-Packing and Purges -- 9. FDR's Third Term, the Austin-Boston Connection, and the Brink of War -- 10. War Transforms the Nation -- 11. FDR's Death and the Politics of Postwar America -- 12. The Unhealed Early Wounds: McCormack and Kennedy in the House -- 13. A Republican Congress, a Vice Presidential Bid, and the Four-Way election of 1948 -- 14. The Lost Peace, Korea, and Anti-Communism -- 15. Rabbi John Rescues Kennedy and a Transformed Delegation -- 16. Ike's Presidency, John's Partial Eclipse, and the Anti-Communism Crusade Fizzles -- 17. Political Poisoning, 1956-60 -- 18. Transitions, 1960-61 -- 19. The Tenuous Partnership, 1962 -- 20. The Fateful Year of 1963. -- 21. A Legislative Legacy Built Upon a Tragedy -- 22. The Unraveling, 1967-68 -- 23. It's Time, Mr. Speaker -- Epilogue: Closing the Book

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