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100 1 $aPryor, David,$d1934-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81052938
245 12 $aA Pryor commitment :$bthe autobiography of David Pryor /$cwith Don Harrell.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aLittle Rock :$bButler Center for Arkansas Studies,$c2008.
300 $a415 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 ;$ccm.
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500 $a"Butler Center Books"
500 $aIncludes index.
520 1 $a"David Pryor's autobiography, A Pryor Commitment, brings to life from early memory the aspirations, troubles, and insights of a rich life and distinguished career in public service, Starting with small-town recollections, he moves swiftly through his years as a newspaper editor, a state representative in the Arkansas legislature, a Congressman in Washington, a two-term governor back in his home state, and 18 years in the United States Senate." "While Pryor's book takes the reader through years of public policy and formal legislative history, the clear emphasis is on the personal and private side of the story. Making the narrative even more readable and appealing, the tale is told with a strong dose of humor, self-deprecation, and irony." "We find out what David Pryor was thinking as a child growing up in the segregated South. We learn the details of his courtship and the balancing act demanded of a young father and a politician on his way up. We're told what he was thinking when he took a controversial stand at the 1968 Democratic Convention, and how his early defeat in a Senate race nearly ended his political career." "This is the story of a dedicated public figure who, for the past 50 years, has found himself an active player on the public stage. After leaving the Senate, Pryor directed the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School, volunteered to work with refugees in Albania, and became the first Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service. The strength of his memoir is captured in the book's final line: "It's been a great trip.""--BOOK JACKET.
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651 0 $aArkansas$xPolitics and government$y1951-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007210
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140455
700 1 $aHarrell, Don.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008165456
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