John Yochelson was seventeen when he first heard President
Kennedy’s call, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask
what you can do for your country.” Responding to the call to
public service, he had a front-row seat from the mid-1970s through
the mid-1990s, when the power game in Washington was played across
party lines. Loving and Leaving Washington is his inside account of
the lives of public servants from the perspective of a lifelong
moderate. The Center for Strategic and International Studies
brought Yochelson into close contact with such heavyweights as
Henry Kissinger and Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker; work
with the Council on Competiveness kept him at the center of action.
But the rise of bare-knuckled partisanship soured him on DC. In
2001 he left power politics to fight for a cause that he believed
in, launching a San Diego–based nonprofit to increase the
participation of women and underrepresented minorities in science
and engineering. Funding realities and family ties, however, drew
him back to the Beltway. The bittersweet experience of disengaging
and returning to Washington prompted Yochelson’s candid look at
the loss of middle ground in U.S. politics and the decline of
public trust in government. In this illuminating memoir, he
reflects on the current generation’s dedication to their country
and considers the rewards, limitations, and uncertain future of
public service.
General
Imprint: |
Potomac Books Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2016 |
Authors: |
John Yochelson
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Dimensions: |
230 x 150 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61234-824-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-61234-824-6 |
Barcode: |
9781612348247 |
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