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Slade! : a lifetime of tales and a political primerEntry/Object ID
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Consolidation., Jacksonville consolidation.Description
167 pages ; 24 cm
Slade! : a lifetime of tales and a political primer by Tom Slade with Peggy Fryer and Tom Fryer.
Summary: S L A D E !" instructs us in the ways of life and politics from the perspective of a Floridian who turned his keen mind and sense of adventure into an amazingly successful turnaround of party politics in his state. This book is a compilation of tales and political insights recorded by Tom Slade with the help of his friends Peggy and Tom Fryer. In his own words, S L A D E ! relates highlights of his journey from a young scamp to a major political rascal...publisher
Contents: Politics 101: My early political training -- Pregnancy and prison presidents -- Propane politics -- Blue flames and shark bait -- Politics by truth or dare -- Switching parties -- Messing with playhouses -- I arrive in all-benny -- My races for Florida Senate -- My race for state treasurer and insurance commissioner -- Carole Watson -- Florida Republican party chair -- Five essentials of winning elections -- Conclusion.
FTU article, Oct. 23, 2014 selected: Slade was elected to Florida's House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1962. He left the Legislature two years later and won a seat in the state Senate as a Republican in 1966, and was minority whip for four years. After running campaigns in Northeast Florida for Republicans, including former Gov. Bob Martinez and former President George H.W. Bush, Slade became state GOP chairman from 1993 to 1999, picking up the nickname "Boss Slade ."Slade chaired Duval County's Republican Party from 2001 to 2003.
FTU article Dec. 9, 2016 article: Slade, who grew up in Starke reveals at one point that after he moved to Jacksonville to open a propane gas company, he found himself living on a paved road for the first time in his life.
His 1st wife was Jacksonville native Blanche Hall Slade, the daughter of William M. Hall, an early twentieth century City Councilman of Jacksonville.
Selected names / topics included: John Griner (p.49-52) -- Daughtry Towers (p.55-61) -- Consolidation (p.68-75) -- Clyde Simpson (p.87-88) -- Claude Kirk (p.88-100) -- Dozier and Gay Paint Company (p.117, 126) -- Carole Watson (p.123-127).Collection
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Politicians -- Florida -- Biography., Slade, Tom, Jr., 1936-2014., Businessmen -- Florida -- Biography., Businessmen -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography.Publication Details
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Slade, Tom.Publisher
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F 316.2 .S55 2016ISBN
9781367512177