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The Wright stuff : reflections on people and politics / by Jim Wright ; James W. Riddlesperger Jr., Anthony Champagne, and Dan Williams, editors.
- Title
- The Wright stuff : reflections on people and politics / by Jim Wright ; James W. Riddlesperger Jr., Anthony Champagne, and Dan Williams, editors.
- Author
- Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
- Publication
- Fort Worth, TX : TCU Press, c2013.
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- Description
- xi, 308 p. : ill.; 24 cm
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Big faith, big flaws, a big man -- Goldwater knew how to salute the uniform -- Honor Washington, Lincoln, and 42 more -- Johnson and Kennedy ran all the way to the convention finishing line -- LBJ's tapes reveal human side of presidency -- Sam Rayburn eulogy -- The words "best" and "Carter" often said in tandem -- Tip O'Neill was a big man with a big heart to match -- Truman, two young men, photos and a bygone era -- Ford embodied all that was good and decent -- Wright remembers his friend as a patriot: division of politics didn't divide loyalty -- Constitution has steadied our course -- Father's Day -- I cannot speak of all mothers, I can only speak of mine -- but what a story I can tell -- Legislation and the will of God -- On protest and patriotism -- Presidential race is for the dogs -- What is the value of a ballot? -- Wit helps make the world go 'round a bit more smoothly -- An old wolf fear for the pack -- Clean money for Congress -- Clean water -- Granite domed carnival -- Keeping free enterprise free -- The coming water famine -- Weatherford mayor describes his reaction after observing A-blast -- Begin and Sadat: men of war who risked all for peace -- Collision course -- Dear Ivan -- Latin America: promises to keep -- Wright's high-risk strategy on Central America pays off: Contra-aid victories erase doubts in party -- Long night's flight from home -- Never young again -- True believer.
- ISBN
- 9780875655062 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0875655068 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2012038199
- OCLC
- 795009508
- SCSB-12524008
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library