Senator Connie Mack

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Citizen Mack (eBook, ePUB)

Politics, An Honorable Calling

Beschreibung

A former US Senator looks back on his eighteen-year career in Washington, his battle with cancer, and his life after politics. Citizen Mack: Politics, An Honorable Calling is former Republican US Senator Connie Mack III's memoir, detailing his life in the world of Washington D.C. politics, and where that lead him afterwards. From his beginning as a member of the House of Representatives from Florida through the 80s, to his escalation to a Senator for the duration of the 90s, Mack offers an inside look into the political culture and climate of the nation as it closed out the twentieth century and progressed into the twenty first. Readers will experience a thorough and honest account of what the world of Washington looks like, from a man whom George W. Bush wanted as his running mate; who took part in the debate over one of the country's most contentious Supreme Court Justice appointments; whose voice mattered when it came to deciding whether to remove President Bill Clinton from office, following his impeachment by the House. All this and more Mack recounts as a once-politician, now-citizen: Citizen Mack. Praise for Citizen Mack " Citizen Mack is the story of a life of public service-and a lot more. I was privileged to serve with Connie in the US Senate and can tell you his own service validates his belief that "politics is an honorable calling." His leadership outside of politics-especially in the war on cancer-makes it equally clear that there is more to his life than politics." -Joe Lieberman, Former US Senator "When I was diagnosed with cancer in 1995, then senator Connie Mack, whom I hardly knew, called me to say, "Don't worry, Sam, I had the same thing, and I'm OK now-you will be too." Can you imagine what that did for me? This wonderful man has helped people through a lifetime of selfless public service. Read his story, Citizen Mack, and consider how times have changed." -Sam Donaldson, Former ABC News Anchor "A wonderful book about more than politics. It is also the story of how Senator Mack and his wife, Priscilla, survived cancer and how she shed her careful cloak of privacy, joined the fight, and became an inspiration and a force in the Race for the Cure." -Nancy G. Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen and Promise Fund of FL, Global Cancer Advocate, Consultant, and Three-Time US Ambassador

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In 1982, Connie Mack left a successful banking career to run for the House of Representatives, where he served three terms before running for one of Florida's seats in the US Senate. He served two terms there, then chose not to run for reelection or to accept George W. Bush's offer to be his running mate in 2000. On returning to the private sector, Mack became chairman and then chairman emeritus of the H. Lee Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tampa. He and his wife, Priscilla, divide their time between Florida and Vermont. They have two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mack is the grandson, and namesake, of the Hall of Fame baseball figure who managed teams to major league records in both total wins and total losses. His grandfather on his mother's side, Morris Sheppard, served as a United States senator from Texas from 1913 until 1941.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brown Books Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612544625
• Artikelnr.: 59189672