The Resource Believer : my forty years in politics, David Axelrod
Believer : my forty years in politics, David Axelrod
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The item Believer : my forty years in politics, David Axelrod represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
- Summary
- David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy, or as senior adviser to the president during one of the worst crises in American history, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to unite diverse communities and ignite transformative political change. As a child of the '60s in New York City, Axelrod worked his first campaigns during a tumultuous decade that began with soaring optimism and ended in violence and chaos. As a young newspaperman in Chicago during the 1970s and '80s, Axelrod witnessed another world transformed when he reported on the dissolution of the last of the big city political machines -- Richard Daley, Dan Rostenkowski, and Harold Washington -- along with the emergence of a dynamic black independent movement that ultimately made Obama's ascent possible. After cutting his teeth in the rollicking world of Chicago journalism, Axelrod switched careers to become a political strategist. His unorthodox tactics during his first campaign helped him get Paul Simon unexpectedly elected to the Senate, and soon Axelrod's counsel was sought by the greatest lights of the Democratic Party. Working for path breakers like Hillary Clinton, Deval Patrick, and Rahm Emanuel -- and morally conflicted characters like Rod Blagojevich and John Edwards -- Axelrod, for better and worse, redefined the techniques by which modern political campaigns are run. The heart of Believer is Axelrod's twenty-year friendship with Barack Obama. Taking a chance on an unlikely candidate for the U.S. Senate, Axelrod ultimately collaborated closely with Obama on his political campaigns, and served as the invaluable strategist who contributed to the tremendous victories of 2008 and 2012. Switching careers again, Axelrod served as senior adviser to the president during one of the most challenging periods in national history: working at Obama's side as he battled an economic disaster; navigated America through two wars; and fought to reform health care, the financial sector, and our gridlocked political institutions
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 509 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Roots
- City of the big shoulders
- Deadline Dave
- Bow-tie bravado
- Strategist for hire
- Where the rubber hits the road
- Going national
- The natural
- Magic carpet ride
- Shot from a cannon
- Reluctant hero
- From "No, I won't" to "Yes, we...might"
- An audacious decision
- In Lincoln's shadow
- Growing pains
- Ecstasy in Iowa
- The empire strikes back
- To hell (or at least Altoona) and back
- From Berlin to Biden
- The test
- Winning the big one
- The dogs that caught the car
- Next door to history
- Nothing but bad choices
- Why we do the work
- War and Peace Prize
- The stubborn world
- "Brutal"
- From the outside looking in
- Resurgence
- Turbulent ride, smooth landing
- Isbn
- 9781594205873
- Label
- Believer : my forty years in politics
- Title
- Believer
- Title remainder
- my forty years in politics
- Statement of responsibility
- David Axelrod
- Title variation
- My 40 years in politics
- Subject
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- Journalists -- Illinois | Chicago -- Biography
- Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- Political campaigns -- Illinois -- Biography
- Political consultants -- United States -- Biography
- Axelrod, David, 1955-
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2012
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy, or as senior adviser to the president during one of the worst crises in American history, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to unite diverse communities and ignite transformative political change. As a child of the '60s in New York City, Axelrod worked his first campaigns during a tumultuous decade that began with soaring optimism and ended in violence and chaos. As a young newspaperman in Chicago during the 1970s and '80s, Axelrod witnessed another world transformed when he reported on the dissolution of the last of the big city political machines -- Richard Daley, Dan Rostenkowski, and Harold Washington -- along with the emergence of a dynamic black independent movement that ultimately made Obama's ascent possible. After cutting his teeth in the rollicking world of Chicago journalism, Axelrod switched careers to become a political strategist. His unorthodox tactics during his first campaign helped him get Paul Simon unexpectedly elected to the Senate, and soon Axelrod's counsel was sought by the greatest lights of the Democratic Party. Working for path breakers like Hillary Clinton, Deval Patrick, and Rahm Emanuel -- and morally conflicted characters like Rod Blagojevich and John Edwards -- Axelrod, for better and worse, redefined the techniques by which modern political campaigns are run. The heart of Believer is Axelrod's twenty-year friendship with Barack Obama. Taking a chance on an unlikely candidate for the U.S. Senate, Axelrod ultimately collaborated closely with Obama on his political campaigns, and served as the invaluable strategist who contributed to the tremendous victories of 2008 and 2012. Switching careers again, Axelrod served as senior adviser to the president during one of the most challenging periods in national history: working at Obama's side as he battled an economic disaster; navigated America through two wars; and fought to reform health care, the financial sector, and our gridlocked political institutions
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Axelrod, David
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Axelrod, David
- Obama, Barack
- Political consultants
- Political campaigns
- Journalists
- Presidents
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
- Label
- Believer : my forty years in politics, David Axelrod
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Roots -- City of the big shoulders -- Deadline Dave -- Bow-tie bravado -- Strategist for hire -- Where the rubber hits the road -- Going national -- The natural -- Magic carpet ride -- Shot from a cannon -- Reluctant hero -- From "No, I won't" to "Yes, we...might" -- An audacious decision -- In Lincoln's shadow -- Growing pains -- Ecstasy in Iowa -- The empire strikes back -- To hell (or at least Altoona) and back -- From Berlin to Biden -- The test -- Winning the big one -- The dogs that caught the car -- Next door to history -- Nothing but bad choices -- Why we do the work -- War and Peace Prize -- The stubborn world -- "Brutal" -- From the outside looking in -- Resurgence -- Turbulent ride, smooth landing
- Control code
- ocn881888271
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 509 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594205873
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- 1169642
- (Sirsi) o881888271
- (OCoLC)881888271
- Label
- Believer : my forty years in politics, David Axelrod
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Roots -- City of the big shoulders -- Deadline Dave -- Bow-tie bravado -- Strategist for hire -- Where the rubber hits the road -- Going national -- The natural -- Magic carpet ride -- Shot from a cannon -- Reluctant hero -- From "No, I won't" to "Yes, we...might" -- An audacious decision -- In Lincoln's shadow -- Growing pains -- Ecstasy in Iowa -- The empire strikes back -- To hell (or at least Altoona) and back -- From Berlin to Biden -- The test -- Winning the big one -- The dogs that caught the car -- Next door to history -- Nothing but bad choices -- Why we do the work -- War and Peace Prize -- The stubborn world -- "Brutal" -- From the outside looking in -- Resurgence -- Turbulent ride, smooth landing
- Control code
- ocn881888271
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 509 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594205873
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 1169642
- (Sirsi) o881888271
- (OCoLC)881888271
Subject
- Journalists -- Illinois | Chicago -- Biography
- Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- Political campaigns -- Illinois -- Biography
- Political consultants -- United States -- Biography
- Axelrod, David, 1955-
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2012
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
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