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04953aam a2200613 i 4500 001 8A10E96A8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 200929s2021 ksua 000 0aeng 010 $a 2020042476 020 $a 0700632131 020 $a 9780700632138 035 $a (OCoLC)1198987903 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d GZN $d GK8 $d OCLCO $d YUS $d PAU $d HUL $d J9U $d OCL $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ks $a n-us-ks 050 00 $a E840.8.G55 $b A3 2021 100 1 $a Glickman, Dan, $e author. 245 10 $a Laughing at myself : $b my education in Congress, on the farm, and at the movies / $c Dan Glickman. 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 234 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "In Laughing at Myself, Dan Glickman-a Jewish kid from Wichita, Kansas, descended from Russian and Eastern European immigrants-tells the story of his life in public service as a principled moderate driven by the values of pragmatism and civility. After leaving the Republican Party in 1974, he represented the 4th Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in the US House of Representatives for eighteen years. He went on to become the US Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton administration and later served as Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. In the midst of a highly polarized and partisan political climate, Glickman's life highlights the value of building bridges between rivals, rather than making enemies. Told with self-deprecating humor and a belief in the "better angels of our nature," Laughing at Myself encourages people to see that common sense and moderation are the keys to a meaningful life in service to the common good. Laughing at Myself is a regional trade manuscript that reflects the University Press of Kansas's aim to serve the Kansas and wider Midwestern and Great Plains regions. As a memoir by a former Congressman and presidential cabinet member, the book also advances the Press's interest in the fields of American politics and US history. Dan Glickman's story will resonate especially for Kansans while also offering perspectives on important political moments that will be of interest to a wider audience of informed readers"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 00 $a Machine generated contents note: $g 14. $t Lessons From A Self-Deprecating Moderate. $g 2. $t The Most Powerful Man On Earth -- $g 3. $t Growing Up Glickman In Wichita, Kansas -- $g 4. $t A Cafeteria Jew On The Prairie -- $g 5. $t Finding Myself In The Midst Of Turbulence -- $g 6. $t Right Place At The Right Time -- $g 7. $t Crossing Party Lines To Sing My Way To Congress -- $g 8. $t How I Fertilized The Agriculture Committee -- $g 9. $t Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers, And Finding Laughs In The House Of Reps -- $g 10. $t Rubbergate, Partisan Wars, And My Last Term In Congress -- $g 11. $t Naive Dan -- $g 12. $t "Hey Big Spender" Becomes Mr. Secretary Of Food -- $g 13. $t From Dc To Harvard To Hollywood And Back: Life After Public Service -- $g 14. $t Lessons From A Self-Deprecating Moderate. 600 10 $a Glickman, Dan. 610 10 $a United States. $b House $b House $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Department of Agriculture $x Officials and employees $v Biography. 610 20 $a Motion Picture Association of America $v Biography. 600 17 $a Glickman, Dan. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00357847 610 27 $a Motion Picture Association of America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00510989 610 17 $a United States. $b House. $b House. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00536930 610 17 $a United States. $b Department of Agriculture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01852329 600 17 $a Glickman, Dan. $2 nli 610 17 $a United States. $b House $b House $v Biography. $2 nli 610 17 $a United States. $b Department of Agriculture $x Officials and employees $v Biography. $2 nli 610 27 $a Motion Picture Association of America $v Biography. $2 nli 650 0 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Cabinet officers $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a Kansas $v Biography. 650 0 $a Jewish politicians $z United States $v Biography. 650 7 $a Jewish politicians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01742153 650 7 $a Cabinet officers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00843535 650 7 $a Employees. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00909111 650 7 $a Legislators. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995828 651 7 $a Kansas. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204323 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. $2 nli 650 7 $a Cabinet officers $z United States $v Biography. $2 nli 650 7 $a Jews $z United States $v Biography. $2 nli 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919894 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021022620.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A10E96A8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search