Research Catalog

Title

The chairman : the rise and betrayal of Jim Greer / Peter Golenbock.

Author

Golenbock, Peter, 1946-

Publication

Montgomery : NewSouth Books, [2014]

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Description

xvi, 400 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Chronicles the scandal-ridden career of the former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, who found himself on trial after controversies arose over party finances and his benefactor, Florida governor Charlie Crist, failed to help him avoid prison.

Subject

• Greer, Jim
• Crist, Charlie
• Republican Party (Fla.)
• Since 1951
• Politicians > Florida > Biography
• Florida > Politics and government > 1951-

Genre/Form

• collective biographies.
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

I Rise -- 1 Governor-Elect Calls 11 -- 2 Money, Money. Money 22 -- 3 Carole Jean Jordan 29 -- 4 'The Greatest Day of My Life' 42 -- 5 Tm Not Going to Boa Jeb Bush Republican' 45 -- 6 'We Eat What We Kill' 57 -- 7 Crist Endorses Giuliani 62 -- 8 Mirror Cracked 68 -- 9 Crist Kills the Straw Poll 77 -- 10 Endorsement 84 -- 11 'A Backstabbing, Lying, Son of a Bitch' 87 -- 12 Vamping to Be Veep 92 -- 13 Fishing in the Bahamas 96 -- 14 George LcMieux Departs 102 -- 15 VP Questionnaire 105 -- 16 Dumb as a Box of Rocks 111 -- 17 Kids' Play 116 -- 18 On to the Convention 122 -- 19 Moment of Triumph 128 -- 20 Perks of Power 134 -- 21 Hatred for Obama 139 -- 22 Wedding Planner 147 -- 23 Flying High 152 -- 24 Rise of the Tea Party 162 -- II Betrayal -- 25 Mel Martinez Steps Down 169 -- 26 Dreaming of the White House 173 -- 27 Obama's Man Hug 177 -- 28 Dark Side Lays the Groundwork 184 -- 29 A Fateful Appointment 192 -- 30 Greer Denies the Crazies an Audit 199 -- 31 McCollum for Governor 205 -- 32 LG Gets Stabbed in the Back 211 -- 33 A Campaign in Neutral 216 -- 34 Marco Almost Jumps 225 -- 35 Rubio Creeps Up 230 -- 36 A Matter of Policy 234 -- 37 "The Party is Angry' 241 -- 38 LeMieux Demands an Interview 244 -- 39 Keeper of the Secrets 249 -- 40 Now Marco Is Teflon 256 -- 41 Good Advice Not Taken 261 -- 42 A Mess 269 -- 43 Still in the Bubble 276 -- 44 A Toxic Partnership 282 -- 45 Carole Has Her Way 291 -- 46 A Call to Resign 293 -- 47 A Vote of Confidence 299 -- 48 Don't Leave Home Without It 304 -- 49 Twisting in the Wind 311 -- 50 'It's Time for You to Go' 315 -- 51 A Vote of No Confidence 319 -- 52 A Nixonian Moment 326 -- 53 Sucker for the Party 333 -- 54 Benedict Delmar 343 -- 55 Betrayal Sinks In 348 -- 56 Delmar Is Wired 354 -- 57 Under Arrest 360 -- 58 Stabbed in the Back 366 -- 59 A Final Hello 371 -- 60 Deck Is Stacked 376 -- 61 "They Got Me' 385 -- 62 Musings from a Wewahitchka Jail 392.

ISBN

• 1588383083
• 9781588383082

OCLC

• 871211400
• SCSB-12276726

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library