A Lifelong Affair: My Passion for People and Politics
When Bethine Church moved to Washington, D.C., in 1957 with her son and her husband, Frank -- Idaho's newly elected Democratic senator and, at 32, the youngest member of the senate -- she was warned... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0966505182
ISBN13:9780966505184
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Francis Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Politics as it was and shall be
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
If politics is getting you down, read this book. It recalls a time when thoughtful problem-solving and bipartisan collaboration were practiced by elected officials. Bethine Church's memoir takes us from agrarian Idaho in the first half of the 20th Century to Washington DC at the end of the century, showing how politics changed with the years. The author's father was a Governor of Idaho; her husband, the late Frank Church, was a prominent U.S. Senator; and she herself was a lifelong political strategist and campaigner. The author shows how politics can be a noble art that serves the public, and she reveals something of the courage and wit a politician needs to survive in the public arena.
A "reader involving" life story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
A Lifelong Affair: My Passion For People And Politics is the autobiography of Bethine Church, so-called "Third Senator from Idaho" due to her lasting influence, and the widow of Idaho Senator Frank Church. Reflections on her personal life, cogent observations on specific chapters of American history (including the Vietnam War), as well as the powerful love story of her marriage (including her husband's battle with cancer) fill the pages of this "reader involving" life story of a remarkable and politically active woman.
Bethine Church has a story to tell....a valuable one .
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Capturing the life Frank & Bethine Church lived and the love they shared in Washington, in their home state and in the World, Bethine reveals much about the strength,character & comlexities of our country---then and now. She entertains us & gives us hope for the future of America. So perhaps we we need to pay attention.
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