
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
State history, behind-the-scenes stories, funny anecdotes, and life lessons come together to form Robert Mann's indelible memoir about his life and career alongside some of the most powerful lawmakers in the South. Offering an in-depth, personal perspective of working in government, Mann shares the lives of major politicians and how they affected his own beliefs, eventually shifting his ideological views. Mann has known every Louisiana governor--aside from Uncle Earl--since 1944. He has interviewed past presidents, senators, and aides as a journalist and served as press secretary to two of the most influential Louisiana legislators. He acted as press secretary to the 1990 US Senate reelection campaign of J. Bennett Johnston when he defeated former Klan leader David Duke. He helped elect Mary Landrieu to the US Senate, and his engaging stories range from Russell Long's struggle with his father's past to how Mann lost John Breaux's suitcase. Through it all, Mann writes with humor and empathy, casting politics and politicians in a refreshing, human light. His life story serves as both a cautionary tale for young people seeking a political career and an entertaining recitation of his decades of experience, offering a fresh look at Louisiana political history.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Where the Hell Have You Been?
- 2 Beaumont
- 3 I’m in Trouble
- 4 Who’s the Mayor?
- 5 A Three-Legged Monkey on a Democratic Pole
- 6 The Shreveport Journal
- 7 Senator Long Wants to See You
- 8 I Still Got a Lot of Snap Left in My Garters
- 9 He Checked a Bag
- 10 Turn That Recorder Off
- 11 Racist! Nazi! Bigot! Get Mad!
- 12 But, Baby, He’s a Democrat!
- 13 You’re Supposed to Keep Him Out of Trouble
- 14 I Really Don’t Want to Do Another Campaign
- 15 We Had Our Senate President
- 16 I’m Going to Kill Bob Mann!
- 17 We Need Everything You’ve Got
- 18 We Are Not Going to Pick a Fight with This White House
- 19 You’re Losing This Class
- Acknowledgments
- Notes