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Chronicles JFK's growing confidence and ambition while a member of the US Senate.John F. Kennedy's path to the presidency began during his eight years of service in the United States Senate. In The Senator from New England, Sean J. Savage contends that Kennedy initially pursued a centrist, bipartisan course in his rhetoric and policy behavior regarding the regional policy interests of New England. Following his narrow defeat for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1956 and his nationwide speaking campaign for Adlai Stevenson, JFK's rhetoric and policy behavior became more partisan and liberal, especially during the 1958 midterm elections. While JFK claimed that he still protected and promoted the policy interests of New England on a bipartisan basis, he used his speaking engagements to interact with Democratic politicians throughout New England in an effort to secure the entire region's delegate votes at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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I am an author, a political analyst for the news media, and a professor of political science at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. I earned my Ph.D. in political science at Boston College, my M.A. in political science at Syracuse University, and my B.A. with majors in politics and history at Assumption College. My books, articles, and conference papers focus on the American presidency, American political development, American campaigns and elections, party organizations, and the study of political ambition. My fourth and most recent book is The Senator from New England: The Rise of JFK and is published by SUNY Press. Its ISBN is 978-1-4384-5703-1. It is available at Amazon and www.sunypress.edu for online ordering.
