Moving Forward: Chuck Hagel: on Principles & Values


1979: Married wife Patsy; but divorced by 1982

In 1979, while he was working for Firestone, Hagel married Patricia Lloyd, then the executive director of the National Historic Trust and now with the Johns Hopkins University's Washington program. The couple separated early in 1981 and divorced the following year. "It was a very good person I was married to; it just didn't work," Hagel said. Hagel's brother Mike said he wasn't surprised the marriage didn't last. "Patsy is a great gal," he said. "They were just 2 people who shouldn't have been married to each other." It was an amicable divorce, and the two remain friends.
Source: Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward, by Charlyne Berens, p. 53 Sep 1, 2006

Return our culture to values that made America great

In late October 1996, Hagel sent a mass mailing to Nebraskans, asking for their votes and outlining his political philosophy.

In a later paragraph, these words were underlined and boldfaced: "We need to return our culture to the values that have made America great." The values listed were personal responsibility, hard work, self-discipline, honesty, and respect for others, part of Hagel's Nebraska legacy and a nice fit with his conservative political philosophy.

Source: Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward, by Charlyne Berens, p. 81 Sep 1, 2006

  • The above quotations are from Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward,
    by Charlyne Berens.
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