Advise and Dissent: Memoirs of an Ex-Senator

Advise and Dissent: Memoirs of an Ex-Senator

Advise and Dissent: Memoirs of an Ex-Senator

Advise and Dissent: Memoirs of an Ex-Senator

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Overview

Advise and Dissent is the personal odyssey of James Abourezk, from his coming of age as the son of Lebanese immigrants in South Dakota, through his hardscrabble days as a farmhand, bartender, bouncer, and cook, to his entrance into and voluntary exit from the U.S. Senate. His is a quintessentially American story that entertains as it challenges the thinking of our nation.

Abourezk refused to compromise his beliefs. He championed Native American self-determination and demanded the creation of a Palestinian state. He challenged the flow of special interest money through political action committees and tried to overthrow the structure that keeps small farmers in an economic stranglehold. His memoir takes the reader on a remarkable and wise tour through the corridors of power. At a time of waning public confidence in government, he makes us realize the importance of participatory democracy.

James G. Abourezk represented the state of South Dakota as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-73) and the U.S. Senate (1973-79). He was the first Arab American to serve in the Senate and currently practices law in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is the coauthor of Through Different Eyes: Two Leading Americans-a Jew and an Arab-Debate U.S. Policy in the Middle East. Fred Harris is a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico and was a Democratic senator from Oklahoma from 1964 to 1973 and the thirty-second chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780803248588
Publisher: UNP - Bison Books
Publication date: 09/01/2013
Pages: 302
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James G. Abourezk represented the state of South Dakota as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–73) and the U.S. Senate (1973–79). He was the first Arab American to serve in the Senate and currently practices law in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is the coauthor of Through Different Eyes: Two Leading Americans—a Jew and an Arab—Debate U.S. Policy in the Middle East. Fred Harris is a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico and was a Democratic senator from Oklahoma from 1964 to 1973 and the thirty-second chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Table of Contents

Foreword Fred Harris v

Introduction 1

1 "Rosebud" 7

2 My Life as a Sailor 25

3 College 35

4 Shoot All the Lawyers First 55

5 Getting Political 79

6 Running for the Senate 93

7 Advise and Dissent 101

8 Filibuster 133

9 Somebody Out There Hates Me 167

10 The Crazy Horse Cafe 199

11 My Trip to the "Evil Empire" and Other Unforgettable Junkets 225

12 Starting Over 243

13 Easy Come, Easy Go 259

Epilogue 267

Acknowledgments 275

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