How Do We Get Out of Here?: Half a Century of Laughter and Mayhem at The American Spectator—From Bobby Kennedy to Donald J. Trump

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How Do We Get Out of Here? is R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.&’s intimate memoir, detailing his leadership in the conservative movement and his relationships with its major personalities from 1968 to the present.When R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. was a conservative college student in 1968, he watched as Senator Robert Kennedy gave a rousing campaign speech. When Senator Kennedy asked him, &“How do we get out of here?&” Tyrrell—the only other person onstage—not only escorted the candidate to his car but boldly pressed a &“Reagan for President&” button into the legendary Democrat&’s hand. This early, irreverent political prank marked Tyrrell&’s entrance into what would become a decades-long engagement at the heart of American politics as founder and publisher of the legendary conservative magazine, The American Spectator. Tyrrell has now written a candid memoir of those tumultuous years, complete with fascinating—and often, uproarious—behind-the-scenes vignettes of the turbulent politics and the most prominent political and literary personalities of the era, including the Spectator&’s furious political battles with Bill Clinton, the author&’s close association with Ronald Reagan, his warm relations and competition with William F. Buckley of the National Review, his friendship with a post-presidential Richard Nixon, and the chaotic years of Donald Trump&’s presidency. Written in Tyrrell&’s trademark unfailing and bitingly satirical style, How Do We Get Out of Here? is an invaluable and intimate recount of the political and cultural battles that shaped our contemporary politics, written by a raconteur whose fearless muckraking materially impacted the politics of the modern era.
Copyright:
2023

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
400 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781637589571
Publisher:
Bombardier Books
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Copyrighted By:
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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