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Book Examines ‘Strategic Civility’ of Sen. Howard Baker

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 9, 2017

New Edition of Memphis Attorney Bill Haltom’s Book is Especially Timely Today

NASHVILLE, June 9, 2017 — A book examining the qualities that made the late U.S. Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. successful and beloved during his long career is now available in a second edition from the Tennessee Bar Association.
 
The Other Fellow May Be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker from Memphis lawyer William H. “Bill” Haltom Jr. not only looks at details of the statesman’s life and career but also examines Tennessee’s changing political climate.
 
“Thoroughly researched, breezily written, and timely, The Other Fellow May Be Right is an important reminder that relentless partisanship and search-and-destroy tactics are not the only way to conduct the public’s business — or our own,” Nashville lawyer Gary C. Shockley writes in a review published in the Tennessee Bar Journal. “One Tennessean chose the opposite path and followed it to his country’s highest offices and greatest honors.”
 
Haltom will sign copies of the new book on June 15, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. during the Tennessee Bar Association’s annual convention in Kingsport.
 
“The late Sen. Howard Baker remains the role model for civility in these uncivil times,” said Haltom. “I am delighted that the TBA Press has published the updated edition of my tribute to this great man.”
 
The book is now available for sale from the Tennessee Bar Association’s TBA.org website as well as Amazon.com.