- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 310 p.) : ill., ports.
- Summary
- Detailed biography of the St. Louis senator as a moderate liberal in a conservative state, from a promising attorney to contributions in environmental and social legislation. Known for his successful bipartisanship, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1972 until personal problems were revealed.
- Series Statement
- Missouri biography series
- Uniform Title
- Call me Tom (Online)
- Missouri biography series.
- Alternative Title
- Call me Tom (Online)
- Life of Thomas F. Eagleton
- Thomas F. Eagleton
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Growing up in St. Louis -- Serving city and state government -- The inaugural 1968 senate campaign -- Promising beginnings -- The Eagleton affair -- In the arena -- The final campaign -- Combating the Reagan revolution -- The personal Eagleton -- The sage of St. Louis -- The final years.
- LCCN
- 2012376276
- OCLC
- ssj0000687628
- Author
Giglio, James N., 1939-
- Title
Call me Tom [electronic resource] : the life of Thomas F. Eagleton / James N. Giglio.
- Imprint
Columbia [Mo.] ; London : University of Missouri Press, c2011.
- Series
Missouri biography series
Missouri biography series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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