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Florida Governor Reubin Askew Memorably Characterized A Leader As Someone Who Cares Enough To Tell The People Not Merely What They Want To Hear, But What They Need To Know. It Was A Surprising Statement For A Contemporary Politician To Make, And, More Surprising Still, It Worked. In The Politics Of Trust: Reubin Askew And Florida In The 1970s, Gordon E. Harvey Traces The Life And Career Of The Man Whose Public Service Many Still Recall As The Golden Age Of Florida Politics. Askew Rose To Power On A Wave Of New South Leadership That Hoped To Advance The Democratic Party Beyond The Intransigent Torpor Of Southern Politics Since The Civil War. He Hoped To Replace Appeals To White Supremacy With A Vision Of A More Diverse And Inclusive Party. Following His Election In Florida, Other New South Leaders Such As Georgia's Jimmy Carter, Arkansas's Dale Bumpers, And South Carolina's John C. West All Came To Power. Audacious And Gifted, Askew Was One Of Six Children Raised By A Single Mother In Pensacola. As He Worked His Way Up Through The Ranks Of The State Legislature, Few In Florida Except His Constituents Knew His Name When He Challenged Republic Incumbent Claude R. Kirk Jr. On A Populis

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Author

Harvey, Gordon E.

Publisher

The University of Alabama Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780817318826

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14