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The last great Senate : courage and statesmanship in times of crisis
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The last great Senate : courage and statesmanship in times of crisis / Ira Shapiro.
ISBN
9781586489366 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1586489364 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781586489373 (e-book)
1586489372 (e-book)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
Physical Description
xxi, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Summary
A vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-443, 445-451) and index.
Contents
1977. The grind ; The natural ; Great expectations, different agendas ; Hawk and dove ; The appearance of impropriety ; The liberal filibuster
1978. A year of living dangerously ; The Panama Canal fight ; Venturing into the Middle East ; An epic business-labor clash ; Saving New York ; Closing days
1979. Before the storm ; Energy battles after the Iranian Revolution ; Fighting the economic tide ; SALT II : death by a thousand cuts
1980. A tough political climate ; America's last frontier ; Fighting to survive ; The lame-duck session.
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