From a Standing Start : My Tennessee Political Odyssey

by Dunn, Winfield

• ISBN13: 9781928622130
• ISBN10: 1928622135
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: Magellan Press (TN)

Summary

In 1970 Winfield Dunn set out to change the way politics were played in Tennessee. A virtual political unknown, he touted the then radical idea of a strong two-party state and a united Tennessee. From a Standing Start answers the questionHow in the world did a dentist from Memphis ever get to be the governor of our state?? In a time whenRepublican? was a dirty word, Winfield Dunn managed to gain support in one of the first closely watched, hard-fought, two-party gubernatorial races in Tennessee. He became the first Republican governor in fifty years. The complex conditions that enabled a dentist from Memphis to rise to the office of governor are herein revealed. Leaving partisanship behind, the governor worked to make life better for all Tennesseans, not just those of his party or his geographic region. His memoir offers a privileged view of the campaign trail and the office of the state's executive power.

Table of Contents

The Primary Election
Some Background	p. 3
The Innocent Beginnings of a Remarkable Adventure	p. 17
My First Political Race	p. 31
New Campaigns	p. 45
The Work of a County Chairman	p. 59
Stirrings	p. 69
It Gets Serious	p. 85
The Primary Campaign	p. 111
Coming to Grips with the Task	p. 123
East and West	p. 135
A Serious Candidate	p. 165
The Upper Reaches	p. 181
Promise in the Third, Little in Middle	p. 193
Progress	p. 203
From Feeling to Finding	p. 213
Joys and Dangers	p. 225
It All Comes Together	p. 235
Sorting It Out and Getting Ready	p. 243
The General Election
A Different Campaign	p. 251
Building on the Momentum	p. 263
Getting It All in Perspective	p. 273
Into High Gear	p. 281
The Political Game	p. 291
One on One	p. 299
The Final Push	p. 315
A New Day for Tennessee	p. 321
The Winfield Dunn Administration, State of Tennessee, 1971-75
Introduction	p. 347
A New Era Gets Underway	p. 351
Moving Ahead	p. 379
First Session, 87th General Assembly	p. 407
Second Session, 87th General Assembly	p. 439
First Session, 88th General Assembly	p. 465
Second Session, 88th General Assembly	p. 497
In the Final Analysis	p. 517
Index	p. 529
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