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Lion of the Senate : When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress / Nick Littlefield and David Nexon ; introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: xx, 505 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781476796154 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781476796161 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.92092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E840.8.K35 L779 2015
Contents:
Introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin -- Election Day -- The contract with America -- The failed struggle for health reform -- Republicans in the majority -- Preparing the resistance -- The struggle for the mind of the President -- Relationships -- Rallying the Democrats -- The fight begins -- The Republican attack -- Senate rules -- Will Democrats join together? -- The Capitol, the Senate, and Washington -- The first train wreck -- The second train wreck -- The third train wreck -- A new "big idea" -- Flashback -- The clash of the titans on the Senate floor -- Clash of the titans: round 2 -- Victory -- The Children's Health Initiative -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) E840.8.K35 L779 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000122889

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin -- Election Day -- The contract with America -- The failed struggle for health reform -- Republicans in the majority -- Preparing the resistance -- The struggle for the mind of the President -- Relationships -- Rallying the Democrats -- The fight begins -- The Republican attack -- Senate rules -- Will Democrats join together? -- The Capitol, the Senate, and Washington -- The first train wreck -- The second train wreck -- The third train wreck -- A new "big idea" -- Flashback -- The clash of the titans on the Senate floor -- Clash of the titans: round 2 -- Victory -- The Children's Health Initiative -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.

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