John J. Gilligan : the politics of principle / Mark Bernstein.

This first full-length biography of John Joyce Gilligan argues that Ohio's sixty-second governor was the most significant Democrat in the state's postwar years. But it is more than the story of a governor. Through painstaking research and dozens of interviews, author Mark Bernstein paints...

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Main Author: Bernstein, Mark, 1950 January 30- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2013]
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505 0 |a Mr. Gilligan -- Background -- Jack's family -- Notre Dame -- To T-day -- To Okinawa and back -- Xavier -- Charter -- First election -- The Democrats stir -- Urban renewal -- The Miamis are everywhere -- 1964 elections -- Great Society congressman -- Defeat -- Lausche -- The unbeatable foe -- Summer of discontent -- My purpose holds -- Setting sail for Columbus -- 1970 campaign -- Ohio on the verge -- Setting up shop -- Round 1: House -- Round 2: Senate -- High point -- Second biennium -- Mental health -- Ohio EPA -- Economic development -- Ethics and campaign finance -- The sure thing -- Election night -- Departure and the next step -- Washington, again -- Notre Dame, again -- Cincinnati, finally. 
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