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"Memories of the Ford Administration" begins when, in 1992, a historical organization called the Northern New England Association of American Historians asks Professor Alfred Clayton (named after Alf Landon, the 1936 Republican Presidential candidate) to provide "requested memories and impressions of he presidential Administration of Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)."
"Memories of the Ford Administration" begins when, in 1992, a historical organization called the Northern New England Association of American Historians asks Professor Alfred Clayton (named after Alf Landon, the 1936 Republican Presidential candidate) to provide "requested memories and impressions of he presidential Administration of Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)."
When a history professor - Alfred Clayton, the hero of John Updike's fifteenth novel - is asked to record his impressions of the Ford Administration, he recalls a turbulent piece of personal history as well: his unfinished book on 19th-century president James Buchanan.
22 de feb. de 2007 · Penguin Books Limited, Feb 22, 2007 - Fiction - 400 pages. When a history professor - Alfred Clayton, the hero of John Updike's fifteenth novel - is asked to record his impressions of the Ford Administration, he recalls a turbulent piece of personal history as well: his unfinished book on 19th-century president James Buchanan.
27 de ago. de 1996 · When historian Alfred “Alf” Clayton is invited by an academic journal to record his impressions of the Gerald R. Ford Administration. ... Memories of the Ford Administration 416. by John Updike. View More | Editorial Reviews. Read an excerpt of this book!
Memories of the Ford Administration. Hardcover – 1 Mar. 1993. Alfred Clayton, a history instructor at Wayward Junior College in New Hampshire, juxtaposes his memories and impressions of Gerald Ford's administration with pages from his unpublished biography of James Buchanan. 50,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
Memories of the Ford Administration Paul Boyer Three quick observations. First, Memories of the Ford Ad-ministration (1992) has very little to do with the Ford administra-tion. Second, John Updike is the best thing that has happened to James Buchanan since 1856. Third, the history profession lost
