Supreme ambition : Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative takeover / Ruth Marcus.

"Supreme Ambition is a page-turner that traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee; how he quashed resistance from Republicans who worried he was too squishy on conservative issues and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marcus, Ruth, 1958 May 15- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Kavanaugh, Brett, > 1965-
United States. > Supreme Court > Officials and employees.
Judges > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Judicial Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Corruption & Misconduct.
United States. > Supreme Court.
Employees.
Judges.
United States.
Physical Description:viii, 482 pages ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative takeover
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: The beneficiary
  • Part one: The choice
  • The missing man
  • Making the list
  • The swing justice departs
  • The not-so-invisible primary
  • A thorn in the flesh
  • No rebel, no cause
  • Right turn
  • White House years
  • Auditioning
  • Part two: The fight
  • An impending sense of doom
  • Nothing about this is normal
  • Paddling in
  • Bathroom summit
  • Second accuser
  • Eternity
  • Indelible in the hippocampus
  • By the book
  • The vote
  • Epilogue: The aftermath
  • Final thoughts: Zeal to win.