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ISBN:
0813149819
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9780813149813
Inhalt:
This lively memoir recounts the story of a determined woman who led a remarkable life in the highest circles of power in both state and national politics. Catherine Conner spent her formative years on a farm named ""Solitude, "" located outside of Bardstown. Her father, who taught her early to ride and swim, told the young woman, ""I can't teach you how to be a lady, but I can teach you how to behave like a gentleman."" She was weaned on a secret ""early breakfast"" of bourbon and milk toddies that her father brought to her every morning. Though she enjoyed privilege, Conner also witnessed the
Inhalt:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Solitude; 2 Jenny; 3 A Time to Grow; 4 The Picnic; 5 The Democratic Convention; 6 First Political Appointment; 7 The Move to Washington D.C.; 8 My Most Famous Dinner Party; Illustrations; 9 Public Relations; 10 A Dictator Visits Kentucky; 11 Cultural Exchanges; 12 Major Changes; 13 Hollywood Years; 14 Assignment in Europe; 15 Return to Kentucky; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
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ISBN 9780813121024
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Conner, Catherine From My Old Kentucky Home to the White House : The Political Journey of Catherine Conner Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 ISBN 9780813121024
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