Foreword / Taylor Pensoneau -- Preface -- The Early Years -- Serving in the Illinois Statehouse -- An Illinois State Senator -- Treasurer and Secretary of State -- U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon -- Going Home
Summary
In 1993, Alan J. Dixon's political career came to an end with a defeat - the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. This book is an insider's account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated in and witnessed during his four decades of service
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 335) and index