{"product_id":"when-ohio-was-blue","title":"When Ohio Was Blue My Twenty-Year Journey with John Glenn Paperback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWhen Ohio Was Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e is a book about politics for people who aren’t steeped in it and who may not even like politics very much. Far more than simply a memoir, this book provides readers with a behind-the-scenes account of what it was like to work at the highest level of Ohio politics during the 1980s and ’90s, when Democrats like the late US Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum dominated the political landscape in the Buckeye State.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eDale Butland—who was both personally and professionally close with Glenn, Metzenbaum, and the other political figures who take center-stage in these pages—peppers his account with hilarious stories and poignant anecdotes to give readers a true sense of who these men were, what made them tick, and why they enjoyed such enormous success. Along the way, Butland highlights how Glenn and Metzenbaum navigated many of that era’s most controversial political issues, illuminating the critical but unsung role talented staff members can play in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWhen Ohio Was Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e isn’t just a nostalgic look at past politics, rather it is an insightful analysis of the unpredictable and quirky business of politics and Butland’s attentive examination of how and why America’s politics have become so thoroughly polarized in recent years, along with a few suggestions for how to fix our badly broken economic and political systems.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eFor those who crave a funny, unvarnished, and thoroughly entertaining look at what politics once was—and perhaps can be again—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWhen Ohio Was Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e is just the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003eDale Butland has forty-six years of experience in government and political communications. For \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003enearly two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003e decades, he worked for the late US Senator and astronaut John Glenn, serving as his press secretary, Ohio chief of staff, and reelection campaign director. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003eHe’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003e also worked for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003enumerous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003e other Ohio politicians, including US Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum and talk show host Jerry Springer. He regularly appears on several politics and public affairs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003etelevision \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003eshows and is a frequent op-ed contributor to many Ohio and national newspapers, including a poignant remembrance of Senator Glenn, “John Glenn: The Last American Hero?” published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243209765 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW243209765 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Statehouse Museum Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45091793502408,"sku":"108754","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/0125\/2162\/files\/Butlandc_w-1.webp?v=1780149163","url":"https:\/\/statehouseshop.com\/products\/when-ohio-was-blue","provider":"Statehouse Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}