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governor’s race of all time,” from “Governor candidates amass $3.3 million,” Times, Oct.
17, 1984. “Spellman continued slashing away,” from “Spellman slinging mud, says Gardner,”
from P-I, Oct. 20, 1984. “The environmental movement has come of age,” from “Governor
race focusing on labor, environment,” Times, Oct. 19, 1984. “I think you’re run one of
the dirtiest campaigns,” from “Spellman and Gardner punches get rougher,” Oly, Oct. 22,
1984. “Dotzauer … still expects an eight-point victory,” from “Debate arms voters,” Oly,
Nov. 1, 1984. “We’re on a roll,” from “Evans takes stump for Spellman,” P-I, Nov. 2, 1984.
“Dotzauer…delivered a wheezing cough,” and “Excell said, ‘If we’d had another week or
another couple of days….,’ ” from “Booth Gardner’s historic victory,” Times, Nov. 7, 1984.
Chapter 12: Transitions & Lessons
Interviews 2009 with Booth Gardner, Dean Foster, Rosalie Gittings, Mary Faulk
Riveland, Larry Faulk. Herman D. Lujan analyzes Gardner’s new team in The Gardner
Transition: The Changing of the Guard in Washington. “Most governors are legislators first…,”
from A Majority of One: Legislative Life. “In a survey conducted by The Seattle Times…”
and “Women in the survey tended to rate Gardner…,” from “Most expect Booth Gardner
will be good manager of state,” Times, Jan. 15, 1985. “4,000 cheering revelers” from “In
with a bang,” Times, Jan. 17, 1985, and “No part of Capitol off limits,” AP, The Daily World,
Aberdeen, Jan. 17, 1985. “I just think it’s going to work beautifully” and “Dean will be
my alter ego,” from “Gardner picks his chief of staff,” ibid. Inaugural Address of Governor
Booth Gardner, Jan. 16, 1985, Washington State Library, Tumwater. “The heart is there
and I had questioned that…,” from “Booth Gardner – Seattle Times Poll,” Times, Jan. 23,
1985. “… honor a campaign pledge to spend at least one day a month in the state’s public
schools,” Times, Jan. 27, 1985. “He’s so cool,” from “Governor goes to school for day,” P-I,
Jan. 31, 1985. “Gov. Gardner’s honeymoon ends,” P-I editorial, March 4, 1985. “Blood-andguts
warrior,” from “Gardner buddy handed top job in National Guard,” Times, March 6,
1985. “No other state agency director held a second full-time job,” from “Telecommuting
Guard General,” Times, May 21, 1992. “Any talk of education excellence (is) a cruel joke,”
from “No room in school budget for raises,” P-I, March 13, 1985. “Hey, Booth. You’re
doing a great job!” and “We’ve got a phenom in the statehouse” from “Gardner running
ahead of expectations,” P-I, March 26, 1985. “Macbooth’s inner sanctum” from “Olympia
Melodrama,” The Weekly, April 3, 1985. “I’m very disappointed,” from “Gardner, Lindquist
find themselves at odds,” TNT, April 21, 1985. “[T]hey just piss at each other,” from “A
revealing glimpse of Gardner,” P-I, May 19, 1985. “OK, an A-minus…” from “Grade deflation,”
TNT, June 12, 1985. “An inexcusable failure,” Times, June 12, 1985. “RCA-Sharp plant a
coup,” P-I, June 20, 1985. “Gardner’s popularity climbs again,” AP, Oly, June 24, 1985. “I’ll
vote for it,” from “Income tax has his vote,” Times, June 28, 1985. “Bud the Knife” from
“Shinpoch: No split planned…,” Oly, July 24, 1985. “Just an all-around decent, nice person”
from “Patrol chief gets mostly high marks,” AP, Oly, Aug. 1, 1985. “Gardner told to slow down
on fast food,” TNT, Sept. 13, 1985. “You’re not supposed to be doing this, are you?” from
“Fast-food clerk grills governor…,” Times, April 30, 1986. He “more or less banged heads…,”
from “Gardner gets ‘A’ for strike role,” TNT editorial, Sept. 30, 1985. “A babe in Christ,”
from “Gardner wants to help needy,” AP, Oly, Oct. 3, 1985. “I run an organization that was
designed to fail,” from “Gardner on attack…,” P-I, Nov. 26, 1985. “Depth Charge News,” ibid.
Chapter 13: “Where are we going?”
Interviews with Booth Gardner, David Ammons, Bob Partlow, Rosalie Gittings,
Chase Riveland, Mary Faulk Riveland and Chris Gregoire. “Goltz calls him ‘The Cabbage
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