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Book · 2013 · Political Science

Speaker

Lessons from Forty Years in Coaching and Politics

by Dennis Hastert · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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In his 2004 autobiography, uh, Hastard's autobiography, which was titled Speaker: Lessons from 40 years in coaching and politics, Hastard opens chapter 1, Just Call Me Denny, with a quote from Louiswis Carol.
Robert Evans · Behind the Bastards · Nov 2026 Listen at 5:48

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Robert Evans In his 2004 autobiography, uh, Hastard's autobiography, which was titled Speaker: Lessons from 40 years in… 5
Discussed
“In his 2004 autobiography, uh, Hastard's autobiography, which was titled Speaker: Lessons from 40 years in coaching and politics, Hastard opens chapter 1, Just Call Me Denny, with a quote from Louiswis Carol”
Discussed
“which he notes in his autobiography, was right around when the Japanese took Manila and the New York Times announced the start of war rationing in the United States.”
Critiqued
“He writes in his autobiography which was published during the height of his career before any scandals hit. Um, and that one of the things that's interesting about it is that there's like there's bits in it that might be true”
Discussed
“And here's here's how he explains that in his autobiography. A 4 leader from Yorkville, Illinois, jumped up. My pigs were too big, he objected. They couldn't have been born when I claimed they were.”
Critiqued
“In his autobiography, Speaker, Hastard claimed to have looked back to his old coach as a model for how to behave, which does make me wonder about his own high school experiences.”