Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics /
Flippen, J. Brooks, 1959-
Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics / J. Brooks Flippen. - First edition. - vi, 527 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm - Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series . - Jess and Betty Jo Hay series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-511) and index.
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.
9781477315149 1477315144
2017037707
Wright, Jim, 1922-2015.
United States. Congress. House --Biography.
United States. Congress. House --Speakers--Biography.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
Speaker Jim Wright : power, scandal, and the birth of modern politics / J. Brooks Flippen. - First edition. - vi, 527 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm - Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series . - Jess and Betty Jo Hay series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-511) and index.
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.
9781477315149 1477315144
2017037707
Wright, Jim, 1922-2015.
United States. Congress. House --Biography.
United States. Congress. House --Speakers--Biography.
Legislators--United States--Biography.