I was surprised at how progressive this was considering he was a Republican politician from 100 years ago. I was also surprised at how little things have changed in the political machine over the last century (and gives me some perspective next time I hear a politician promising change.) I also thought he had a very balanced and progressive view on the military, workers rights, work-life balance and *gasp* socialism.

It is an auto-biography, and he does talk very favourably of himself and his accomplishments, but he is also very generous in his praise for his colleges and opponents, so I'm not sure how skeptical I should be of what he wrote.

Regardless, I think this is an excellent biography of someone who's often thrown around the internet as the go to example of the bad ass manly-man's man and paints him as a much more rounded character than popular culture would have lead me to believe.