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<p>During the Cold War years of the 1950s, William F. Knowland was one of the most important figures in American politics. As the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, the wealthy California newspaper heir was recognized and respected by millions. His influence with President Eisenhower led to Earl Warren's appointment as chief justice, and Knowland set in motion a U.S.-China policy that remains part of our international direction today. Yet he committed suicide in 1974, following a personal decline that included political humiliation, a ruined marriage, and the loss of his family fortune.<br> This is the first full-scale biography of Bill Knowland, written by two journalists who came to know him after he left Washington in 1958. Gayle B. Montgomery was a political editor at the <i>Oakland Tribune</i>, the newspaper owned by Knowland's father, the power-wielding Joseph R. Knowland. James W. Johnson was a <i>Tribune</i> editorial writer. Both men worked with Knowland when he returned to the newspaper after giving up his Senate seat in a failed bid to become governor of California. Knowland lost the governorship race to Edmund G. (Pat) Brown; had he won, many observers felt Knowland

Author

Montgomery, Gayle B.; Manolis, Paul; Johnson, James W.

Publisher

Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520211940

Subjects

Historical Fiction, History, Biography