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Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party
- A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford
- De: Scott Kaufman
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 16 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 92
Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's 38th president. But Gerald Ford's (1913-2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire 20th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- De JayJay en 04-26-18
- Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party
- A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford
- De: Scott Kaufman
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
A learning experience
Revisado: 07-20-19
In my quest to listen to an autobiography from each President from my lifetime, I had to settle for a biography with President Ford. I believe this was the most unbiased and informative one I could have chosen.
Of the president’s in my list, Ford is the one I knew the least about. I had virtually no opinion of him. That seems to be his curse. As the only unelected President, I don’t believe he was ever taken seriously. That’s unfortunate. He may have been the most equipped for the job. I believe he was an honest man who truly wanted the best for his country and though his pardon of Nixon was controversial at the time, most of his critics eventually came around to say much later that it was exactly what the country needed to move on. His “accidental” presidency turned out to be fortuitous for the nation. He was the right man at the right time.
This book informed me about many historical events that informed present day problems too. Ford’s career spanned such a long range of time that the book covered many issues I only knew a fraction about before reading this.
It also changed some of my feelings about Ronald Reagan as I had no knowledge of the campaigns he ran for president in the seventies before he ran his successful campaign that put him in the White House.
Overall the book was very helpful. Not always the most interesting but absolutely informative.
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The Wondering Years
- How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life’s Biggest Questions
- De: Knox McCoy
- Narrado por: Knox McCoy
- Duración: 5 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 175
Podcaster Knox McCoy, cohost of The Popcast with Knox and Jamie, tells hilarious stories about how pop culture helped him answer life’s biggest questions in his debut book, The Wondering Years. Through books, television, music and movies, Knox found many of the answers he was searching for about God and why we’re all here.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exactly Awesome
- De Mandi en 02-17-19
- The Wondering Years
- How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life’s Biggest Questions
- De: Knox McCoy
- Narrado por: Knox McCoy
I identify!
Revisado: 01-29-19
I identified so much with the author’s story. Having grown up in a deeply religious culture and questioning so much of it, yet still believing the core of what I was taught, this book had me laughing out loud. It’s a great listen.
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