| Edition |
First edition. |
| Descript |
1 online resource |
| Note |
"When Things Went Right (Texas A & M University Press, 2013), predecessor to this volume in telling the story of my years in the Reagan Administration."--Preface |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: Third time in the fleet -- The education of a DASNIF -- Incautious snakes and an irritated princess -- The call from across the river -- Breaking my flag -- Secret mission to Dallas -- Fleet week -- SecNav car #2 -- Jus' give us dat port -- Punching the feather bed -- The tongue of the ocean -- Change of command -- Plebe spring, plebe summer -- The evolution of authority -- The second death of Lieutenant Hodges -- Bound for Valparaiso -- Afterword: lessons learned. |
| Summary |
While serving as an assistant to Vice Pres. George H.W. Bush, Chase Untermeyer concluded that the only way to learn how the US government really works was to leave the silken cocoon of the White House and seek a position in one of the departments or agencies. In March 1983, when offered an appointment as a deputy assistant secretary of the navy, he jumped at the opportunity. After only a year as a "DASN," he was named by Pres. Ronald Reagan as assistant secretary for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, in charge of all personnel issues affecting nearly one million sailors and Marines and a third of a million civilian workers. Inside Reagan's Navy offers an engaging, up-close narrative of Untermeyer's experiences in the Pentagon, interwoven with descriptions of events and people, humorous anecdotes, and telling quotations. As in his earlier book, When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, Inside Reagan's Navy paints a portrait of official Washington during the Reagan years, with its politics, parties, and personalities |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide |
| Subject |
Untermeyer, Chase, 1946- -- Diaries.
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United States. Department of the Navy -- Officials and employees -- Diaries.
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Lehman, John F.
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Webb, James H.
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Lehman, John F. (OCoLC)fst00016074 |
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Untermeyer, Chase, 1946- (OCoLC)fst01941695 |
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Webb, James, 1946 February 9- (OCoLC)fst00063592 |
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United States. Department of the Navy. (OCoLC)fst01853076 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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Armed Forces -- Officials and employees. (OCoLC)fst01351840 |
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741 |
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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1981-1989 |
| Alt Author |
Preceded by (work): Untermeyer, Chase, 1946-
When things went right.
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| ISBN |
9781623492168 (electronic bk.) |
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1623492165 (electronic bk.) |
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9781623492120 |
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1623492122 |
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