Madame Chair : A Political Autobiography of an Unintentional Pioneer / / Jean Miles Westwood ; edited by Linda Sillitoe ; with a foreword by Floyd A. O'Neil.
Jean Westwood called herself an unintentional pioneer. Although she worked hard to achieve what she did, she did not actively seek or expect to reach what was arguably the most powerful political position any American woman had ever held, chair of the national Democratic Party. A Utah national commi...
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Westwood, Jean. Madame Chair A Political Autobiography of an Unintentional Pioneer / Jean Miles Westwood ; edited by Linda Sillitoe ; with a foreword by Floyd A. O'Neil. 1st ed. Logan : Utah State University Press, 2007. ©2007. 1 online resource (240 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr Jean Westwood called herself an unintentional pioneer. Although she worked hard to achieve what she did, she did not actively seek or expect to reach what was arguably the most powerful political position any American woman had ever held, chair of the national Democratic Party. A Utah national committeewoman and member of the reform committee that reorganized the party, Westwood answered George McGovern's call to lead his presidential campaign. In the dramatic year of 1972, she became "chairman" of the party, McGovern lost in a landslide, Nixon was reelected, and a covert operatio English Open Access Unrestricted online access star Includes index. McGovern calls -- Political beginnings -- Party politics--and parties -- Preparing for the 1968 convention -- The 1968 campaign in Utah -- Beginnings of reform -- Implementing reform -- Call for 1972 convention -- Convention by committee -- The nominee--and a new chair -- The hatchet and the race -- To chair or not -- Conceiving a charter -- The Sanford campaign -- Rounding out a career. Description based on print version record. Presidents United States Election 1972. Political consultants United States Biography. Women political consultants United States Biography. Utah Politics and government 20th century. United States Politics and government 20th century. Democratic Party (U.S.) Biography. Electronic books. 0-87421-661-3 |
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Westwood, Jean. Madame Chair A Political Autobiography of an Unintentional Pioneer / McGovern calls -- Political beginnings -- Party politics--and parties -- Preparing for the 1968 convention -- The 1968 campaign in Utah -- Beginnings of reform -- Implementing reform -- Call for 1972 convention -- Convention by committee -- The nominee--and a new chair -- The hatchet and the race -- To chair or not -- Conceiving a charter -- The Sanford campaign -- Rounding out a career. |
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McGovern calls -- Political beginnings -- Party politics--and parties -- Preparing for the 1968 convention -- The 1968 campaign in Utah -- Beginnings of reform -- Implementing reform -- Call for 1972 convention -- Convention by committee -- The nominee--and a new chair -- The hatchet and the race -- To chair or not -- Conceiving a charter -- The Sanford campaign -- Rounding out a career. |
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1972. 20th century. |
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