Mac Baldrige : the cowboy in Ronald Reagan's cabinet

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Full Title:: Mac Baldrige : the cowboy in Ronald Reagan's cabinet / Chris Black and B. Jay Cooper ; foreword by President George H. W. Bush

Additional Author/Creators:: Cooper, B. Jay, author
Bush, George H. W., writer of foreword

Subjects:: Baldrige, Malcolm,1922-1987
United States.Department of Commerce--Officials and employees--Biography
Cabinet officers--United States--Biography
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989

Table of Contents:: CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. MAC THE MAN; CHAPTER 2. FIRST YEAR IN THE CABINET; CHAPTER 3. TRADE WARS; CHAPTER 4. JAPAN INC.; CHAPTER 5. INTERNAL RIVALRIES; CHAPTER 6. THE SECOND TERM; CHAPTER 7. TEXTILES, CHINA, AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD; CHAPTER 8. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AT COMMERCE; CHAPTER 9. PLAIN ENGLISH WITH A SIDE OF HUMOR; CHAPTER 10. LEGACY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHORS' NOTE; APPENDIX I. Secretary's Writing Style; APPENDIX II. President Reagan's Eulogy for Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, July 29, 1987, Washington's National Cathedral
APPENDIX III. Letters of Condolenceto Mac's Family
Summary:: Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America's position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors; many American industries had grown complacent. President Reagan named Mac Baldrige, a successful industrialist (and card-carrying member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), Secretary of Commerce to address these economic challenges. This book recounts the Washington career of an American original during the era supporters celebrate as "morning in America.".
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (253 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.