02831nam 2200637 a 450 991045785230332120200520144314.01-283-63664-60-8263-4383-X(CKB)2550000000050852(EBL)1118984(OCoLC)827208290(SSID)ssj0000536910(PQKBManifestationID)11330513(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536910(PQKBWorkID)10551699(PQKB)10193140(MiAaPQ)EBC1118984(OCoLC)759158369(MdBmJHUP)muse7489(Au-PeEL)EBL1118984(CaPaEBR)ebr10492253(EXLCZ)99255000000005085220070705d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom the barrio to Washington[electronic resource] an educator's journey /by Armando Rodriguez as told to Keith TaylorAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Press20071 online resource (210 pages)Includes index.0-8263-4381-3 The Early Years, 1921-34 -- Junior and Senior High School, 1934-40 -- An Immigrant, an Emigrant, and a Soldier, 1940-43 -- The Girl from Across the Street, 1944-45 -- A Civilian Again, 1945 -- A College Man, 1946-49 -- A Teacher, an Administrator, and Almost a Politician, 1949-62 -- A Political Animal, 1962-66 -- Help from the Anglos -- Working for Lyndon, 1968 -- Travels with Randolph Hearst, 1969-70 -- Coping with Washington Society and Its Politics, 1971-73 -- President of East Los Angeles College, 1973-78 -- Back to the Seat of Power, 1978-8315 -- Retirement Doesn't Mean Not Working, 1983-2001 -- Capitalists in the Soviet Union, 1988-2001 -- Christy and Roddy -- My Final Retirement (So Far), 2006-7.Rodriguez recalls his inspirational journey from his childhood as a poor immigrant to the highest levels of the department of education under four presidents.School principalsUnited StatesBiographyHispanic American school principalsBiographyPoliticiansUnited StatesBiographyHispanic American politiciansBiographyElectronic books.School principalsHispanic American school principalsPoliticiansHispanic American politicians370.92BRodriguez Armando M862959Taylor Keith1930-862960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457852303321From the barrio to Washington1926448UNINA