03159nam 2200553Ia 450 991077836180332120230828232059.00-87462-377-41-4356-1043-1(CKB)1000000000480447(EBL)476994(OCoLC)298788484(SSID)ssj0000140099(PQKBManifestationID)11137181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140099(PQKBWorkID)10029346(PQKB)11431699(MiAaPQ)EBC476994(Au-PeEL)EBL476994(CaPaEBR)ebr10182352(EXLCZ)99100000000048044720060215d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDistinguished service[electronic resource] the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. /Thomas C. ReevesMilwaukee, Wis. Marquette University Pressc20061 online resource (456 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87462-017-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.short title page; title page Distinguished Service The Life of Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Thomas C. Reeves; copyright page; Table of Contents; In memorium Prof. Walter C. Schackenberg (1917-73); A Brief Kohler Genealogy; A Brief Vollrath Genealogy; Introduction; Chapter One The Kohlers and the Vollraths; Chapter Two Educated Gentlemen; Chapter Three The First Governor Kohler; Chapter Four Romance & Rebellion; Chapter Five Change of Command; Chapter Six At War; Chapter Seven Transitions; Chapter Eight The Man Wisconsin Needed; Chapter Nine Steps to the Left & RightChapter Ten For Eisenhower & McCarthyChapter Eleven The Aim & End of Government; Chapter Twelve Matters of Principle; Chapter Thirteen A Standard of Propriety; Chapter Fourteen Driving Ambition; Chapter Fifteen After Politics; Postscript; Acknowledgements; Appendix A Interviews and Conversations with the Author; Appendix B Manuscript Collections; IndexWalter J. Kohler, Jr. was one of Wisconsin's best governors. Elected three times, he played a role in the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency in 1952 and was known to be an administration favorite. Kohler's challenge was to unite moderate Republicans, who backed Ike, with a Far Right that fervently supported Senator Joe McCarthy. His inability to please both wings of the Republican Party eventually cost him an election race for the United States Senate. In 1957 he was unexpectedly defeated by William Proxmire, a long-time Democratic Party rival and indefatigable campaigner. But GovernorsWisconsinBiographyWisconsinPolitics and government1951-Governors977.5/043092BReeves Thomas C.1936-278391MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778361803321Distinguished service3678708UNINA