Square Peg

Hatch, Orrin

ISBN 10: 0465028675 / ISBN 13: 9780465028672

Published by Basic Books, 2002

About this Item

Inscribed "To Mike, You're so lucky to have Pat as your partner. Warm regards Orrin Hatch." Confessions of a Citizen Senator. DJ slight edgewear. From one of the most famous politicians in America, a wise and startling book about the lessons he's learned in more than twenty-five years as a U. S. Senator. From Senator Orrin Hatch, one of the most widely respected and best-known legislators in America, comes an accessible, lively, deeply personal book: part essay on how politics should be practiced, part memoir of how he has tried to embody those principles during his long and very successful tenure in the U. S. Senate--the only public office he's ever held.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Square Peg
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465028675
• ISBN 13: 9780465028672
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed and Signed By Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography
  • Signed
  • Political Science

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Synopsis

From Square Peg:I had been a Senator only a few weeks when one night I noticed James Eastland walking toward me on the Senate floor. At the time, he was a titan, one of a small group of men who ruled their committees like lords in the Middle Ages. Their will was never challenged; their decisions were never questioned. Eastland was a chairman's chairman, a son of the South, a master of the rules and a man with an unshakable contempt for the foolish and, worse, the inexperienced."Hatch," he barked, "how about going to dinner?" "I'd be delighted," I said quickly, having no intention of refusing. I was the newest member of his committee and had the most to lose from his displeasure.…After we had ordered, Eastland fell silent. For twenty minutes, I said nothing, waiting for him to speak. He puffed on his cigar and worked on a large bowl of soup, the whole time glaring into the distance. I began to wonder if I'd made a mistake, if I wasn't supposed to be there. Suddenly Eastland looked over at me, his face in a snarl."Hatch," he snapped."Yes, sir?" "Do you think we can save this country?" "Oh, yes, sir," I said, bushy-tailed with enthusiasm."Bullshit," Eastland growled.

About the Author

Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) has served in the U.S. Senate since 1976. He is the former Chairman and now Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He lives in Salt Lake City and in Washington, D.C.