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The road taken : a memoir / Patrick Leahy.
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- ISBN: 9781982157357
- ISBN: 1982157356
- Physical Description: ix, 463 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
- Copyright: ℗♭2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Montpelier mornings -- The bug -- The spark -- The court -- Shattered innocence -- On the job -- The county -- The leap -- A new life -- The rookie -- Finding my way -- Conscience -- The cloakroom -- The rules -- An unlikely ally -- President from Plains -- Farewell, my friend -- Home front -- By my fingertips -- Among the ruins -- A new lease -- Gone too soon -- Loyal opposition -- Independence -- Veep -- Danger ahead -- Shots fired -- Old meets news -- Full circle -- To stop a war -- Up close -- Third time's a charm -- Howard Leahy's landslide -- Mr. Chairman -- Peace at last -- The natural -- Change -- Pinch me moments, still -- The distraction -- Havana dreaming -- Eli©Łn -- The fraying -- Attacked at home -- The target -- All we have to fear -- Rebuilding -- I'll call you Patrick -- Encouragement -- They got their man -- A weight lifted -- Fresh start -- Forcing the lock -- The young president -- Ra©ðl, again -- Please hold for the president -- Decisions -- Breaking the Senate -- A cult of personality -- A country, not a war -- The breaking point -- History calls. |
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The Road Taken : A Memoir
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Table of Contents
The Road Taken : A Memoir
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| Part I | p. 7 | |
| 1 | Montpelier Mornings | p. 9 |
| 2 | The Bug | p. 16 |
| 3 | The Spark | p. 21 |
| 4 | The Court | p. 25 |
| 5 | Shattered Innocence | p. 31 |
| 6 | On the Job | p. 35 |
| 7 | The County | p. 41 |
| 8 | The Leap | p. 48 |
| 9 | A New Life | p. 60 |
| 10 | The Rookie | p. 67 |
| 11 | Finding My Way | p. 78 |
| 12 | Conscience | p. 85 |
| 13 | The Cloakroom | p. 90 |
| 14 | The Rules | p. 102 |
| 15 | An Unlikely Ally | p. 110 |
| 16 | President from Plains | p. 113 |
| 17 | Farewell, My Friend | p. 119 |
| 18 | Home Front | p. 123 |
| 19 | By My Fingertips | p. 130 |
| 20 | Among the Ruins | p. 136 |
| Part II | p. 141 | |
| 21 | A New Lease | p. 143 |
| 22 | Gone Too Soon | p. 150 |
| 23 | Loyal Opposition | p. 154 |
| 24 | Independence | p. 159 |
| 25 | Veep | p. 162 |
| 26 | Danger Ahead | p. 167 |
| 27 | Shots Fired | p. 170 |
| 28 | Old Meets News | p. 176 |
| 29 | Full Circle | p. 179 |
| 30 | To Stop a War | p. 184 |
| 31 | Up Close | p. 189 |
| 32 | Third Time's the Charm | p. 193 |
| 33 | Howard Leahy's Landslide | p. 199 |
| 34 | Mr. Chairman | p. 202 |
| 35 | Peace At Last | p. 213 |
| 36 | The Natural | p. 219 |
| 37 | Change | p. 227 |
| 38 | Pinch Me Moments, Still | p. 245 |
| 39 | The Distraction | p. 248 |
| 40 | Havana Dreaming | p. 252 |
| 41 | Elian | p. 260 |
| Part III | p. 267 | |
| 42 | The Fraying | p. 269 |
| 43 | Attacked at Home | p. 272 |
| 44 | The Target | p. 281 |
| 45 | AH We Have to Fear | p. 292 |
| 46 | Rebuilding | p. 304 |
| 47 | I'll Call You Patrick | p. 311 |
| 48 | Encouragement | p. 321 |
| 49 | They Got Their Man | p. 331 |
| 50 | A Weight Lifted | p. 335 |
| 51 | Fresh Start | p. 342 |
| 52 | Forcing the Lock | p. 356 |
| 53 | The Young President | p. 360 |
| 54 | Raul, Again | p. 366 |
| 55 | Please Hold for the President | p. 372 |
| 56 | Decisions | p. 375 |
| 57 | Breaking the Senate | p. 380 |
| 58 | A Cult of Personality | p. 386 |
| 59 | A Country, Not a War | p. 398 |
| 60 | The Breaking Point | p. 409 |
| 61 | History Calls | p. 423 |
| Epilogue | p. 439 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 443 | |
| Index | p. 449 |
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