Daniel Patrick Moynihan : a portrait in letters of an American visionary

Daniel Patrick Moynihan : a portrait in letters of an American visionary / edited with an introduction by Steven R. Weisman.

Collects the private letters of an American statesman who not only represented New York in the Senate but also served in key positions under four presidents.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003
Other Authors: Weisman, Steven R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Moynihan, Daniel P. > (Daniel Patrick), > 1927-2003 > Correspondence.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Correspondence.
Statesmen > United States > Correspondence.
United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • "I think we are going to make history"
  • "Nine pages of dynamite"
  • "We were going to change this country"
  • "Welfare is a bankrupt and destructive system"
  • "The erosion of authority will continue"
  • "...a president they trust and admire"
  • "Something perhaps to be forgiven"
  • "The Indians have the bomb"
  • "Dear Yorker dear New Yorker"
  • "Therefore they will decline"
  • "We have a prospect of peace on earth"
  • "I propose that Kuwait be liberated..."
  • "What is to be done?"
  • "Thus ends the progressive era"
  • "I write to say farewell and thanks"
  • My father the writer / Maura Moynihan.

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