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The last great Senate : courage and statesmanship in times of crisis / Ira Shapiro

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc , 2018Description: xxxiv, 475 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781538109786
  • 1538109786
  • 9781538109793
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.73/07109047
LOC classification:
  • JK 1161 S529l 2018
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.
Summary: The Last Great Senate is a narrative history of the Senate from 1977 through 1980, the closing years of the progressive Senate of the 1960s and 1970s which compiled a record of accomplishment unmatched in the country's history. The book recounts legislative battles which present remarkable case studies of the lawmaking process in action.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JK 1161 S529l 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000123413

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.

The Last Great Senate is a narrative history of the Senate from 1977 through 1980, the closing years of the progressive Senate of the 1960s and 1970s which compiled a record of accomplishment unmatched in the country's history. The book recounts legislative battles which present remarkable case studies of the lawmaking process in action.

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