That's Rufus : a memoir of Tar Heel politics, Watergate and public life Cover Image

That's Rufus : a memoir of Tar Heel politics, Watergate and public life / Rufus L. Edmisten.

Memoir of Tar Heel politics, Watergate and public life (portion title)
That is Rufus (portion title)

Edmisten, Rufus, 1941- (author.).

Summary:

"A farm boy from the mountains of North Carolina, Rufus Edmisten could not have been prepared for the halls of power in Washington, D.C. Written with humor and candor, his memoir recalls the cultural contrasts of American life in the 1970s and 1980s, and affirms that the business of government is to enable us to live together peacefully"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1476677972
ISBN: 9781476677972
Physical Description: xii, 212 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Issuing the Watergate subpoena -- My mountain home -- The foundations of my political leanings -- High school days -- Going to Carolina -- Law school and Washington, D.C.: Sam Ervin, teacher-in-chief -- Watergate -- The Attorney General years -- The 1984 North Carolina Governor's race -- My first private law practice -- The Secretary of State years -- Hubris -- Friends of Rufus (FOR) to the rescue -- Exoneration and rebuilding my life -- My garden and our four-footed friends -- The grim intruder: Guillain-Barré syndrome -- Remembering Watergate -- A few of my favorite things -- Thoughts on a life fully lived.