Background
Menard, Orville Duane was born on April 4, 1933 in Omaha. Son of Orville Edward and Myrtle Marie (Weander) Menard.
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Thomas Dennison and his organization are the focal points of this book as it explores and probes machine politics in his city as well as the man behind this machine. Winning elections, serving the legitimate and illegitimate business communities, and administering justice boss style controlled crime and controlled corruptionóare given a complete accounting. As a middle size community, Omaha, Nebraska, provides an opportunity to explore bossism in a smaller, more typical environment of the United States. Machine politics from 1900 to 1933 are explained, describing an era which helped shape our contemporary political lives. The text is organized topically with special attention to power and the various ways a boss used it, and how an entire city was enrolled in its exercise. Illustrations included.
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Menard, Orville Duane was born on April 4, 1933 in Omaha. Son of Orville Edward and Myrtle Marie (Weander) Menard.
Bachelor, University Omaha, 1955. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1964.
Instructor, Texas Arts and Industrial U., Kingsville, 1963-1964; professor, U. Nebraska, Omaha, since 1964; department chair, U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1989-1992. Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, Omaha, 1985.
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Speaker to civic groups. First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1956-1959. Member American Association of University Professors, Pi Gamma Mu (1st vice president 1987-1990, president 1990-1996), Pi Delta Phi (honorary).
Married Ethel Darlene Book, April 9, 1954.