Best President the Nation Neve
Overview
When Georgias US Senator Richard B. Russell died January 21, 1971, the scramble began immediately to find a worthy successor. A number of political luminaries thought themselves imminently qualified. All would be competing against the appointed senator, David Gambrell in the Democratic primary. The winner would face US Representative Fletcher Thompson in the general election. Thompson promised to tie any Democrat to one of the most unpopular political figures in America, George McGovern. The 1972 race definitely was not for the timid or faint hearted. Outside of Houston County, few people knew Sam Nunns name. On the day Nunn announced his intention to enter the Senate race, McElroy sat down with him to discuss next steps. Nunn pulled out a small gray file box, and shook it. These are the people I know in the state of Georgia--all of them. The primary was nineteen weeks away. This book chronicles the journey McElroy took with Sam Nunn for the next fifteen years.
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- ISBN-13: 9780881466287
- ISBN-10: 088146628X
- Publisher: Mercer University Press
- Publish Date: October 2017
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
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