Last Great Senate Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis

Name: Last Great Senate Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis
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ISBN: 9781610392419

ISBN-10: 1610392418

ISBN-13: 9781610392419

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Authors: Ira Shapiro

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Journalists have called the U.S. Senate an empty chamber; politicians have lamented that the institution is brokenyet the Senate was once capable of greatness. Senators of the 1960s and ’70s overcame southern opposition to civil rights, passed Great Society legislation, and battled the executive branch on Vietnam, Watergate, and its abuses of power. The right’s sweep of the 1980 elections shattered that Senate, leaving a diminished institution in its wake.Ira Shapiro spent 12 years working for Senators Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd, and Jay Rockefeller.The Last Great Senateis his vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 3/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English