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1 online resource (198 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Solitude; 2 Jenny; 3 A Time to Grow; 4 The Picnic; 5 The Democratic Convention; 6 First Political Appointment; 7 The Move to Washington D.C.; 8 My Most Famous Dinner Party; Illustrations; 9 Public Relations; 10 A Dictator Visits Kentucky; 11 Cultural Exchanges; 12 Major Changes; 13 Hollywood Years; 14 Assignment in Europe; 15 Return to Kentucky; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Summary |
This lively memoir recounts the story of a determined woman who led a remarkable life in the highest circles of power in both state and national politics. Catherine Conner spent her formative years on a farm named ""Solitude, "" located outside of Bardstown. Her father, who taught her early to ride and swim, told the young woman, ""I can't teach you how to be a lady, but I can teach you how to behave like a gentleman."" She was weaned on a secret ""early breakfast"" of bourbon and milk toddies that her father brought to her every morning. Though she enjoyed privilege, Conner also witnessed the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Conner, Catherine, 1900-
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Conner, Catherine, 1900- |
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Women politicians -- Kentucky -- Biography.
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Women politicians. |
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Kentucky. |
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Biographies.
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Politicians -- Kentucky -- Biography.
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Politicians. |
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Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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Politics and government. |
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1865-1950 |
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Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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1951- |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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United States. |
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1933-1945 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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1945-1989 |
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Bullitt County (Ky.) -- Biography.
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Since 1865 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Conner, Catherine. From My Old Kentucky Home to the White House : The Political Journey of Catherine Conner. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813121024 |
| ISBN |
9780813149813 (electronic book) |
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0813149819 (electronic book) |
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