Just Enough Rope: An Intimate Memoir
Braden started her public career working for Nelson Rockefeller. This led to work in Washington in the 1950s, where she served in several executive departments, worked for a public relations firm and in television. She also was active as a campaign worker in the Kennedy campaigns. Braden's autobiography is gossipy and dwells on the social contacts she made in Washington and New York. She is the mother of eight children, (and wife to columnist Tom Braden of Eight Is Enough fame), and she alludes to the problem of balancing family life with public activities, but does not explore fully the unique problems faced by women pursuing careers and family life. Little attention is given to the nature of political power and the development of public policy. Not recommended.- Eleanor A. Schwab, South Dakota State Univ., BrookingsCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.