Arthur J. Goldberg: New Deal Liberal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195071054)

This book is the first biography ever written of Arthur J. Goldberg, the former labor lawyer, Secretary of Labor under Kennedy, and Supreme Court justice (which post he resigned at the request of Lyndon Johnson to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations), who played a leading role in American political life from World War II until the end of the 1960s. Goldberg, who never wrote memoirs himself, shared his thoughts about his life and work with Stebenne in a series of conversations, which took place occasionally from the fall of 1981 through to Goldberg's death in 1990. He also allowed Stebenne access to his papers, including those held under seal in presidential libraries and at the Library of Congress. Based upon these unique sources and written to be accessible to a wide audience, Arthur J. Goldberg is both the story of a leading American liberal and a history of modern American liberalism.

Author: David Stebenne
ISBN-10: 0195071050
ISBN-13: 9780195071054
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/30/1996
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.09lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.52w x 1.67d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/05/1996 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/1996 pg. 283
Library Journal 05/01/1996 pg. 104
New York Times 10/27/1996 pg. 41