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Author:
Robb, Charles S., author.
Title:
In the arena : a memoir of love, war, and politics / Chuck Robb.
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xv, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subject:
Robb, Charles S.
United States.--Senate--Senate--Biography.
United States.--Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
Robb, Charles S.
United States.--Senate.--Senate.
United States.--Marine Corps.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
Governors--Virginia--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
Virginia--Politics and government--1951-
Armed Forces--Officers.
Governors.
Legislators.
Politics and government.
United States.
Virginia.
Since 1951
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword / by President Bill Clinton -- The path to Quantico -- The president's daughter -- A White House wedding -- The weight of war -- Boots on the ground -- Bulletproof -- Returning home -- A growing family -- Larger than life -- Stepping into the fray -- A future worthy of her past -- No higher honor -- The democracy of opportunity -- The aristocracy of merit -- The long hot summer -- Clean sweep -- Sacred cows -- Pandora's box -- A new challenge -- The most exclusive club -- Distant lands, faraway lives -- Issues of war and peace -- A national soap opera -- The tale of the tape -- Guns, gays, and Old Glory -- An imperfect candidate -- Taking a stand -- Bayview -- A passion play -- Against the wind -- Free at last -- The green zone -- Over the horizon -- Always a Marine.
Summary:
"The political memoir of Virginia governor and senator Chuck Robb. Covers his marriage to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, his tour in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine, and his roles as lieutenant governor, then governor, and then US senator of Virginia"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0813946107
9780813946108
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1204267309
LCCN:
2020037876
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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