02524nam 2200601 a 450 991045325950332120210517191607.01-56976-891-91-56976-889-7(CKB)2550000001134724(EBL)716178(OCoLC)731646789(SSID)ssj0000525809(PQKBManifestationID)12204668(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525809(PQKBWorkID)10508641(PQKB)10331694(MiAaPQ)EBC716178(Au-PeEL)EBL716178(CaPaEBR)ebr10486743(CaONFJC)MIL534432(EXLCZ)99255000000113472420110110d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpeaking out[electronic resource] a Congressman's lifelong fight against bigotry, famine, and war /Paul Findley ; foreword by Helen ThomasChicago, Ill. Lawrence Hill Booksc20111 online resource (361 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56976-625-8 1-306-03181-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Growing up -- pt. 2. Riding Lincoln's coattails -- pt. 3. Vietnam dissembling -- pt. 4. Struggle against folly -- pt. 5. High cost of religious bias.In his 22 years as an Illinois congressman and in the years since he left office, Paul Findley has fought to eradicate famine, end wars, and eliminate bigotry in U.S. foreign policy. This sweeping political memoir opens with Findley's early days in Pittsfield, Illinois?where he was first elected to Congress in 1960?and chronicles his service during six administrations in Washington. His many accomplishments in Congress include authoring the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the Famine Prevention Program, leading agricultural trade missionLegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.Legislators328.73/092BFindley Paul1921-2019.953751Thomas Helen792481MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453259503321Speaking out2156478UNINA