Ellen Proxmire (11 results)

3rd printing. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. In edge worn DJ. ; HB, octavo; 175 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Edge chipping and rubbing to DJ. Solid binding and clean text. ; 8vo, blue cloth, DJ, 175pp. , PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; blue c w/gilt titles; 175 clean, unmarked pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn. Third Edition. Signed and briefly inscribed by the author, the wife of Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third printing. [x], 175pp ---- Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper ---- [some browning to endpapers; short tears and edge wear to dust jacket] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By the Author.…

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Acceptable dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Dust jacket price clipped. (washington d.c., legislators' spouses).

13654 PROXMIRE, ELLEN - 1963 1ST EDITION - ONE FOOT IN WASHINGTON - THE PERILOUS LIFE OF A SENATOR'S WIFE - 175 PP - HARD COVER - GOOD CONDITION (BS-505).

hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. 1964 Second Edition. Former library copy, may have usual markings. Includes clear protective plastic cover on dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vii, [3], 175, [5] pages. Some soiling to fore-edge, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small chips missing. Presentation copy signed by the author. The author was the wife of Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin. She was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society while attending the University of Richmond. She graduated in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was also a campus beauty queen. As a young woman, she became active in building the Democratic Party in the state. She worked closely with Proxmire. Each had been married and divorced, and each had two children by the time they attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1956. They married that year. After the death of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) in 1957, William Proxmire won the special election to replace him. He won a full U.S. Senate term the next year and held the seat until deciding not to seek reelection in 1988. In Washington, William Proxmire became known for advocating consumer-protection measures, and he drew national attention for his Golden Fleece Awards, which highlighted wasteful and often ludicrous spending by the government. Ellen Proxmire managed two of her husband's Senate campaigns and had run his Senate office in the couple's early years in Washington. She also had been co-chairwoman of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961.n 1963, she published "One Foot in Washington: The Perilous Life of a Senator's Wife." That life for Mrs. Proxmire, was a blend of child rearing, campaigning, working in the Senate and planning events. Derived from a Kirkus review: When Ellen Proxmire met her husband, she was the Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, he was the candidate for governor. Their marriage has included a working partnership in which she has twice served as his campaign manager, when now Senator Proxmire won the late Senator Joseph McCarthy's seat and retained his seat in the Senate in the following election. Ellen Proxmire makes both a persuasive case for the cause of the political, career and an attractive guide to the life she lives. She gives a view of the life of the Senate and her Senator, the areas of his responsibility, in particular his relationship with his constituents; she describes the very demanding activities of the Senate distaff side on the social scene, in charity affairs, at husbands' offices. Her own participation in the preparation for the Inauguration Ball, 1961; her enjoyment of Opening Day at the Senate; her delight in being present at the party for Malraux at the White House are part of her own career, which she finds more rewarding than glamour. An adept and able worker for her husband's cause, Mrs. Proxmire should appeal to a wide readership. Arthur Ellis (author photograph) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5.5 X 8.5 inches. Hardcover. Blue cloth, vii, 175pp.Very Good/very good/ Jacket has edge creases and small. chips, not price clipped. Third printing, solid square binding. Wonderful association copy as this book is personally inscribed to "Joan and Fritz Mondale, 1965" Mondale then a senator from the state of Minnesota and later Vice-President. ALSO LAID IN: a 6 x 8 inch folded letter from the "Mondale Office, United States Senate" dated June 17, 1965---a personal letter from Ellen Proxmire to Joan Mondale regarding appreciation for a presentation done by Joan Mondale on "art and politics". A stamp on the card reads "Recd Jun 18, 1965". This book and letter came from the professional library of Walter Mondale and was commissioned for sale by the University of Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vii, [3], 175, [5] pages. Some soiling to fore-edge, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small chips missing. Signed by the author on the fep. The author was the wife of Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin. She was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society while attending the University of Richmond. She graduated in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was also a campus beauty queen. As a young woman, she became active in building the Democratic Party in the state. She worked closely with Proxmire. Each had been married and divorced, and each had two children by the time they attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1956. They married that year. After the death of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) in 1957, William Proxmire won the special election to replace him. He won a full U.S. Senate term the next year and held the seat until deciding not to seek reelection in 1988. In Washington, William Proxmire became known for advocating consumer-protection measures, and he drew national attention for his Golden Fleece Awards, which highlighted wasteful and often ludicrous spending by the government. Ellen Proxmire managed two of her husband's Senate campaigns and had run his Senate office in the couple's early years in Washington. She also had been co-chairwoman of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961.n 1963, she published "One Foot in Washington: The Perilous Life of a Senator's Wife." That life for Mrs. Proxmire, was a blend of child rearing, campaigning, working in the Senate and planning events. Derived from a Kirkus review: When Ellen Proxmire met her husband, she was the Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, he was the candidate for governor. Their marriage has included a working partnership in which she has twice served as his campaign manager, when now Senator Proxmire won the late Senator Joseph McCarthy's seat and retained his seat in the Senate in the following election. Ellen Proxmire makes both a persuasive case for the cause of the political, career and an attractive guide to the life she lives. She gives a view of the life of the Senate and her Senator, the areas of his responsibility, in particular his relationship with his constituents; she describes the very demanding activities of the Senate distaff side on the social scene, in charity affairs, at husbands' offices. Her own participation in the preparation for the Inauguration Ball, 1961; her enjoyment of Opening Day at the Senate; her delight in being present at the party for Malraux at the White House are part of her own career, which she finds more rewarding than glamour. An adept and able worker for her husband's cause, Mrs. Proxmire should appeal to a wide readership. Arthur Ellis (Jacket [author] photograph) (illustrator).…