By William Fernekes
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my biography of former US Senator from NJ Clifford Case. The book is entitled Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism and is published by Lexington Books of Lanham MD, a division of Rowman and Littlefield.
Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism tells the story of how NJ native and Rutgers University graduate Clifford P. Case became a leading figure in the post WW II Republican party, championing what he called “modern Republicanism.”
For 33 years in the U. S. Congress, 9 in the House and 24 in the Senate, Clifford Case was a powerful voice for civil and human rights, environmental protection, ethics in government and a global role for the U.S. in combating the spread of communism and promoting democracy. Case was determined to uphold honesty and integrity in government, introducing legislation on financial disclosure years before it was required by law, while pursuing an end to the Vietnam War when it became clear U.S. policy was causing more harm than good. Case also was a forceful advocate for New Jersey, working closely with his senate colleague Harrison Williams and other members of the state’s Congressional delegation to advance the state’s interests in Washington.
Case’s most difficult political challenges came not from Democrats, but from GOP conservatives in NJ and nationally. With other liberal Republicans like Jacob Javits, Charles Mathias and Edward Brooke, Case helped to pass landmark civil rights and social welfare legislation in the 1960s despite opposition from conservative Republicans and segregationist Democrats. This book details the liberals’ legislative successes while explaining their failure to maintain influence in an increasingly conservative GOP by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The publisher website page for the biography is located at this URL:
Attached to this post is a 30% discount flyer (no expiration date) for readers interested in purchasing either the hardback or electronic versions of the biography.
I am available for presentations about Senator Case and the biography. Please contact me via email at bill41@comcast.net. Thanks for your interest in my work.
HRE USA 