Daniel Patrick Moynihan : a portrait in letters of an American visionary / edited with an introduction by Steven R. Weisman.

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Collects the private letters of an American statesman who not only represented New York in the Senate but also served in key positions under four presidents.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003
Other Authors: Weisman, Steven R.
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Moynihan, Daniel P. > (Daniel Patrick), > 1927-2003 > Correspondence.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Correspondence.
Statesmen > United States > Correspondence.
United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
Genre:
Correspondence.
Biographies.
Physical Description:vi, 705 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "I think we are going to make history"
  • "Nine pages of dynamite"
  • "We were going to change this country"
  • "Welfare is a bankrupt and destructive system"
  • "The erosion of authority will continue"
  • "...a president they trust and admire"
  • "Something perhaps to be forgiven"
  • "The Indians have the bomb"
  • "Dear Yorker... dear New Yorker"
  • "Therefore they will decline"
  • "We have a prospect of peace on earth"
  • "I propose that Kuwait be liberated..."
  • "What is to be done?"
  • "Thus ends the progressive era"
  • "I write to say farewell and thanks"
  • My father the writer / by Maura Moynihan.