Me, Governor?: My Life in the Rough-and-Tumble World of New Jersey Politics

And So, A New Chapter In The Life Of Richard J. Codey, An Undertaker's Son Born And Bred In The Garden State, Began On The Night Of August 12, 2004--he Knew From That Point His Life Would Never Be The Same . . . And It Hasn't Been. His Memoir Is A Breezy, Humorous, Perceptive, And Candid Chronicle Of Local And State Government From A Man Who Lived Among Political Movers And Shakers For More Than Three Decades. Codey Became Governor Of New Jersey, Succeeding James Mcgreevey, Who Resigned Following A Homosexual Affair--a Shattering Scandal And Set Of Circumstances That Were Bizarre, Even For The Home State Of The Sopranos. At Once A Political Autobiography, Filled With Lively, Incisive Anecdotes That Record How Codey Restored Respectability And Set A Record For Good Politics And Good Government In A State So Often Tarnished, This Is Also The Story About A Man And His Family.