| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 475 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-443, 445-451) and index. |
| Contents |
The grind -- The natural -- Great expectations, different agendas -- Hawk and Dove -- The appearance of impropriety -- The liberal filibuster -- A year of living dangerously -- The Panama Canal battle -- Venturing into the Middle East -- An epic business-labor clash -- Saving New York -- Closing days -- Before the storm -- Energy battles after the Iranian Revolution -- Fighting the economic tide -- SALT II: death by a thousand cuts -- A tough political climate -- America's last frontier -- Fighting to survive -- The lame-duck session. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
United States. Congress. Senate -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781586489366 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1586489364 hardcover alkaline paper |
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