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Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics
- Title
- Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics / J. Brooks Flippen.
- Author
- Flippen, J. Brooks, 1959-
- Publication
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- vi, 527 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series
- Uniform Title
- Jess and Betty Jo Hay series.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-511) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. The long shadow of scandal : the forgotten legacy -- The foundations for success : family and childhood (1922/1939) -- The lessons of life : college and war (1939/1944) -- Ambition and frustration : state legislature (1944/1948) -- Preparation and payoff : businessman, mayor, and election to Congress (1948/1954) -- Learning the ropes : the new congressman (1954/1956) -- Building a record : the Eisenhower years (1956/1960) -- Challenges : the Kennedy years (1960/1963) -- Access to power : Johnson takes control (1963/1965) -- The rough path forward : years of change (1965/1968) -- Old school : a moderate in the Nixon years (1968/1972) -- Bombshell : the Watergate crisis (1972/1974) -- The ripples of Watergate : a new congress and new opportunity (1972/1976) -- The new majority leader : critical decisions in an age of partisanship (1976/1978) -- The struggle for unity : the Carter years (1978/1980) -- A challenge like none before : Reagan (1980/1982) -- Rallying the opposition : friends and enemies (1982/1986) -- On the mountaintop : Speaker of the House (1986/1989) -- In the valley : resignation and its aftermath (1987/2015) -- Epilogue. The politics of scandal and the judgment of history.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-3032
- ISBN
- 9781477315149
- 1477315144
- LCCN
- 2017037707
- OCLC
- 1002419108
- Author
- Flippen, J. Brooks, 1959- author.
- Title
- Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics / J. Brooks Flippen.
- Publisher
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Jess and Betty Jo Hay SeriesJess and Betty Jo Hay series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-511) and index.
- Sudoc No.
- Z UA380.8 F648sp txdocs
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-3032