Podcast appearances and mentions of Patrick J Lucey

Former Wisconsin Governor Pat Lucey spent his entire adult life involved in politics. We talk with his biographer about his style of leadership, the policies he championed as governor and their lasting effects.

Stu Levitan welcomes UW Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang, author Patrick J. Lucey:  A Lasting Legacy. It's the first biography of the late Governor of Wisconsin, and it's just out from our good friends at the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Patrick Joseph Lucey was the great-grandson of an Irish immigrant who made his way from County Cork to western Wisconsin in 1862. One hundred years later, Pat Lucey was a trusted friend and advisor to the President of the United States, one of the founders of the Wisconsin Democrat Party, on his way to becoming an influential Governor, American Ambassador to Mexico, and candidate for Vice President. Pat Lucey died in 2014 at age 96. Who Pat Lucey was, and what he accomplished, is the business that occupies Dennis Dresang in this interesting and insightful account of a life well-led. Dennis Dresang is professor emeritus of public affairs and political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, former chair of its Department of Political Science and founding director of its La Follette School of Public Affairs. For his research and public service on pay equity for women, he received distinguished service awards from the Women's Political Caucus and the Wisconsin Equal Rights Council. In addition to this biography of Pat Lucey, he is the author of three books and numerous articles on politics, personnel management and public administration. And if all that were not enough, he is also a former Treasurer and VP of the Wisconsin Student Association, delegate to the National Student Association and in 1963 was crowned King of the Military Ball.  It is a pleasure to welcome to Madison BookBeat, my friend Dennis Dresang Airdate - Sept. 14, 2020

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to interview, Prof. Dennis Dresang, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and the La Follette School of Public Affairs. In a long and distinguished career, Prof. Dresang, who served as Chair of the Political Science Department for two terms, has directed research and public service seminars at La Follette School for students interested in examining community health issues and youth violence. He also chaired two major gubernatorial task forces, and served on numerous tribal and local government commissions. He was research director for a policy initiative of Wisconsin's lieutenant governor to improve the status of women, and he was director of the Center for Wisconsin State, Local, and Tribal Governance. Professor Dresang is also the co-author of several books including Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, Public Personnel Management and Public Policy, Public Administration and most recently, Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy. We asked Prof. Dresang about his time at UW-Madison both as a student and as a longstanding faculty member. Prof. Dresang shared with us his insights on polarization in Wisconsin politics and across the country and helped us put the most recent election cycle in a historical context.