{"product_id":"birch-bayh-9780253039170","title":"Birch Bayh","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable history of one of the most legendary Senators of our time, \u003ci\u003eBirch Bayh: Making a Difference\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a life and career dedicated to the important issues facing Indiana and the nation, including civil rights and equal rights for women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A] well-researched and engaging recounting of Bayh's public life.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Indiana Laywer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy friend Birch Bayh has led a life of remarkable public service dedicated, always, to making a difference. His supporters and opponents will long remember his skill as a campaigner combined with his ability to reach across the political aisle and achieve Constitutional Amendments and timely legislation that strengthened our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Richard Lugar, former United States Senator from Indiana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Indiana's, and the nation's, political history, perhaps no elected official has produced the legislative achievements crafted by U.S. Senator Birch Bayh. In addition to authoring two constitutional amendments—the Twenty-Fifth and Twenty-Sixth—Bayh produced the landmark Title IX legislation, providing women with equal opportunities in public education. Bayh has long needed a comprehensive biography, and Robert Blaemire has provided an insider's account of Bayh's life and career and places him among Indiana's leading political figures.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ray E. Boomhower, author of \u003ci\u003eRobert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights the life of one of our most remarkable United States Senators, not just in Indiana but in the nation. \u003ci\u003eBirch Bayh \u003c\/i\u003eshows the dedication of a man to his state and country through more than 25 years of elected office.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Geoffrey Paddock, author of \u003ci\u003eIndiana Political Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Blaemire's celebration of Birch Bayh's career evokes a different and better time in American politics, when leaders really did think about making a difference. There are many vivid portraits of Bayh's work on landmark civil rights bills and other legislation. My favorite passage cites Bayh's question for his staff when facing a tough choice: \"Just tell me what you feel is the right thing to do.\" Read this memoir and remember a time when people like Bayh, and the decent, compassionate politics of the heartland, were truly the American way.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Ignatius, columnist, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the father of Title IX, Birch Bayh has left a lasting impact on our country. In \u003cem\u003eBirch Bayh: Making a Difference\u003c\/em\u003e, it is clear his influence and his contributions will continue to affect all Americans for generations to come in many ways.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Billie Jean King, founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Birch Bayh's political career is completely inspiring, especially in an era that has lost touch with bipartisanship and civility. A must read for Hoosiers and for anyone interested in how democracy worked, when it really worked.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ted Widmer, historian and former presidential speechwriter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Blaemire's \u003cem\u003eBirch Bayh\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvelous biography of Bayh, a dynamo in Indiana politics and the national scene throughout the 20th century. My take-away, after reading, was that Bayh, a consummate public servant, would have made an excellent president. Highly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Douglas Brinkley, author of \u003ci\u003eRightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA senior staffer to Bayh for thirteen years, Blaemire performed solid research to fortify his insider's knowledge,mconducting extensive interviews, with Bayh before his death to go along with some fifty-nine interviews with former staff and Senate colleagues. And he did his homework, mining memoirs of other political actors and the accounts of journalists and historians, all of which he uses to supply welcome contextual detail.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Daniel A Clark * Indiana Magazine of History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 – Farmer, Soldier, Legislator \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 – U. S. Senator \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 –Assassination and Amendment - 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 - Crash and Constitution - 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 - Civil Rights, Guns \u0026amp; Vietnam – 1965-1968\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 - 1968 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 – Haynsworth – 1969-1970\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 – Carswell – 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 - Campaign and Cancer - 1971\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 – Title IX - 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 – Watergate - 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 – Bayh versus Lugar - 1974\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 – National Interests - 1975\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14 – Bayh for President - 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15 – The Carter Administration - 1977 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16 – Foreign Intelligence - 1978 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17 – The Death of Marvella 1979-1980 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18 – The Last Campaign - 1980 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19 – Capstone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400584700247,"sku":"9780253039170","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253039170.jpg?v=1730471042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/birch-bayh-9780253039170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}