Distinguished service : the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.

The Resource Distinguished service : the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
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Distinguished service : the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
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the life of Wisconsin governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
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Thomas C. Reeves
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eng
Summary
Walter 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
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digitized
Biography type
individual biography
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CaPaEBR
Dewey number
  • 977.5/043092
  • B
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  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
F586.42.K64
LC item number
R44 2006eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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