Howard Metzenbaums Senate years Profile in Courage is only one of the profiles drawn in this striking book. It is also a profile in passion for rectitude and a profile in persistence in battling for the average American, often against great odds. Daniel Schorr, Senior News Analyst, National Public Radio Tom Diemer does a masterful job of lifting the curtain on how the senator known as the abominable No man became the liberal conscience of the U.S. Senate. The fights are as relevant today as they were in the 70s, 80s, or 90sgun control, abortion rights, judicial nominationand the deals, some unsavory, some noble, reflect the values of a man looking out for the little guy and unafraid of offending the powerful. Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek In my experience, the Senate rewards persistence, hard work, patience, and downright cussedness. Howard Metzenbaum had them all.
Mike DeWine, U.S. Senator from Ohio, 19952007 Howard Metzenbaum, a poor Jewish kid from the inner city of Cleveland who fought his way to wealth and the United States Senate, became one of Ohios most dominant politicians in the second half of the twentieth century. He represented his state for nineteen years on Capitol Hill, despite being to the political left of most of his heartland constituents. Fighting the Unbeatable Foe tells his storyfrom his stunning upset of John Glenn to his years as a powerful and outspoken member of the U.S. Senate. Metzenbaum joined the Senate in 1974 and, despite never holding an official party leadership post or chairing a committee, fought his way to the top. He succeeded through sheer force of will and with a brilliant mind and a steely determination that drove him to take extreme measures to get his way. Though known to his colleagues as Senator No because of his willingness to tie up the Senate in parliamentary knots for hours on end to block legislation he didnt like, hallmarks of conservative politicians, Metzenbaum was among the Senates most unabashedly liberal members. Fighting the Unbeatable Foe is the first biography of Metzenbaum, a fascinating individual who, against the odds, rose from humble beginnings to become a multimillionaire businessman and one of the most effective and powerful senators in the land. By conducting interviews with Metzenbaums friends, foes, political scientists, and journalists and consulting primary-source materials, Tom Diemer provides new details about Metzenbaums business deals, his successes on Capitol Hill, and also his embarrassing failures and miscalculations. Metzenbaum remains among the most interesting and paradoxical figures in the history of Ohio politics. His story will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Ohio history and politics.

Diemer, Tom

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press

United States, United States of America

Illustrated, DE, 2008

Kent, Ohio, c2008

1st, August 2008

January 30, 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index.

xvi, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
"Fighting the Unbeatable Foe is the first biography of Howard Metzenbaum, a fascinating individual who, against the odds, rose from humble beginnings to become a multimillionaire businessman and one of the most effective and powerful senators in the land. By conducting interviews with Metzenbaum's friends, foes, political scientists, and journalists and consulting primary-source materials, Tom Diemer provides new details about Metzenbaum's business deals, his successes on Capitol Hill, and also his embarrassing failures and miscalculations. Metzenbaum remains among the most interesting and paradoxical figures in the history of Ohio politics. His story will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Ohio history and politics."--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254) and index
Introduction. The Early Years -- 1. Starting Up in Politics -- 2. Making Money: The Entrepreneurial Years -- 3. The Activist -- 4. Glenn Wars I: Battle Plan for an Upset -- 5. Glenn Wars II: The Astronaut Strikes Back -- 6. The Senate Years I: Howard at the Bridge -- 7. The Senate Years II -- 8. The Final Campaign: Six More Years -- 9. Fighting to the Finish: Advise and Dissent -- 10. An Unthreatened Man

Howard Metzenbaum, a poor Jewish kid from the inner city of Cleveland who fought his way to wealth and the United States Senate, became one of Ohio's dominant politicians in the second half of the twentieth century. This title tells his story - from his upset of John Glenn to his years as a powerful and outspoken member of the US Senate.

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