McDaniel, Rodger E. 1948-

The man in the arena : the life and times of U.S. Senator Gale McGee / Life and times of U.S. Senator Gale McGee Rodger McDaniel ; foreword by Alan K. Simpson. - [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; 64th volume .

Includes bibliographies and index.

From the "Sons of the mist" to the plains of Wyoming -- Professor McGee -- The making of a senator -- Behind the Iron Curtain -- Sputnik -- McGee for me -- Senator Gale W. McGee -- Give me four more votes -- The Kennedy years -- The Johnson years, 1963-1964 -- The Johnson years, 1965-1967 -- The Johnson years, 1968 -- The Nixon years -- The Ford years -- Time for a change -- Ambassador Gale W. McGee.

"Going beyond biography, McDaniel offers readers a glimpse into twentieth-century political shifts through the perspective of a liberal senator from a rural conservative state"--



9781640120907


McGee, Gale W. 1915-1992.


United States. Congress. Senate --Biography.


Legislators--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

E748 / .M365 2018