LEADER 05536nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910451877303321 005 20210528014233.0 010 $a1-282-13357-8 010 $a9786613806154 010 $a0-8135-3986-2 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813539867 035 $a(CKB)1000000000469404 035 $a(EBL)966955 035 $a(OCoLC)799766922 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164844 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11162850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164844 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125447 035 $a(PQKB)10510432 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC966955 035 $a(OCoLC)77560073 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21296 035 $a(DE-B1597)529288 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813539867 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL966955 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10153084 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL380615 035 $a(OCoLC)1156897077 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000469404 100 $a20050912d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGovernor Tom Kean$b[electronic resource] $efrom the New Jersey statehouse to the 9-11 Commission /$fAlvin S. Felzenberg 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRivergate Books/Rutgers University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (580 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8135-3799-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 455-523) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tPrologue --$t1. The Early Years --$t2. Kean Comes of Age --$t3. In the Service of His Father --$t4. Kean Finds His Calling --$t5. The Precocious Freshman --$t6. The Institutional Reformer --$t7. In the Minority But Not in the Wilderness --$t8. The Making of the Governor, 1981 --$t9. A Truncated Transition --$t10. Kean Settles In --$t11. Building New Jersey Pride --$t12. The Education Governor --$t13. Kean and the Arts --$t14. Kean the Environmentalist --$t15. The Politics of Inclusion --$t16. The Administrator --$t17. The Reelection of the Governor, 1985 --$t18. The Storm over the Wilentz Case --$t19. Kean Reforms Welfare --$t20. The Man with the Message --$t21. Citizen Kean --$t22. Chairing the 9?11 Commission --$tEpilogue --$tInterviews --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aLong before Bill Clinton spoke of "triangulation," a term that referred to a centrist governing style, prior to Tony Blair repositioning the British Labor Party midway between Thatcher conservatism and militant trade unionism, and far ahead of George W. Bush referring to his agenda as "compassionate conservatism," there was Tom Kean. From the moment of his election to the New Jersey state assembly in 1967, through his guidance of the 9/11 Commission nearly three decades later, Kean consistently displayed a knack for bipartisan leadership. In this first political biography of one of the nation's most popular and successful governors, Alvin S. Felzenberg tells the story of a remarkable career that culminated in an unexpected and crucial contribution to the country-chairmanship of the 9/11 Commission. Felzenberg describes how, early in his political career, Kean worked to transform New Jersey's legislature in the aftermath of court rulings that mandated redistricting in accordance with the "one man, one vote" principle. He discusses Kean's efforts to relieve the urban crisis that followed in the wake of the 1967 Newark riots. He relates how Kean was able to use the New Jersey governorship-purportedly the strongest in the country-to transform a so-called "rust belt" state into a leader in education, environmental responsibility, and economic growth. Kean's successes in these and other areas caused leaders outside New Jersey to follow in his path. Together with his fellow governors, Kean forged a national consensus on domestic policy between Democratic congresses and Republican presidents, in the process winning for himself a leadership role in his own party. Kean's story serves as an uncommon case of how a Republican loyal to the historic roots and principles of his party can not only win election in a "blue state" but effectively govern it. Starting from the example the governor set on the state level, Felzenberg's account traces Kean's career to positions of trusted authority on the national stage. After several years of advising presidents, Kean was appointed chairman of the 9/11 Commission. In this role, he made the bipartisan, Congressionally mandated commission one of the most successful in American history. Drawing on interviews with Kean as well as with state and national leaders, including former presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton and former New York City mayor Ed Koch, Felzenberg not only provides a marvelous biography, but also offers a unique look at American politics during the last four decades of the twentieth century. 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aGovernors$zNew Jersey$vBiography 606 $aLegislators$zNew Jersey$vBiography 607 $aNew Jersey$xPolitics and government$y1951- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aGovernors 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a974.9/043092 676 $aB 700 $aFelzenberg$b Alvin S$01047725 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451877303321 996 $aGovernor Tom Kean$92475520 997 $aUNINA