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1 online resource (458 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Beginnings; 2. Tragedy and Recovery; 3. Running for Office; 4. Federal Prosecutor; 5. Serving in Washington, D.C.; 6. Running for Governor: The Primary; 7. The Victory!; 8. A Rough Start: Three Mile Island; 9. Reshaping Pennsylvania's Economy; 10. A Governor's Agenda; 11. The Politics of the Governorship; 12. Harvard and a Return to Washington; 13. Battling White-Collar Crime; 14. Crime-Fighting in the Department of Justice; 15. A Global Effort; 16. The ADA and Other Domestic Endeavors; 17. Criticisms: Fair and Unfair; 18. Running for the Senate |
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19. A Sojourn at the United Nations20. Return to the Law and Other Pursuits; 21. Investigations, Litigation and Other Legal Capers; Afterword; Index |
| Summary |
Set in any era, Dick Thornburgh's brilliant career would merit study and retelling. He was the first Republican elected to two successive terms as governor of Pennsylvania. He served in the Department of Justice under five presidents, including three years as attorney general for Presidents Reagan and Bush. As undersecretary-general of the United Nations, he was the highest-ranking American in the organization and a strong voice for reform. Nationally, Thornburgh is best remembered for his three years as attorney general, when he managed some of the most vexing legal matters of the modern age |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Thornburgh, Dick
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| SUBJECT |
Thornburgh, Dick fast |
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Attorneys general -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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Attorneys general
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United States
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822973881 |
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082297388X |
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