The last great Senate:courage and statesmanship in times of crisis/ Ira Shapiro.
Physical description:
xxi, 475 p. ill. 23 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-443, 445-451) and index.;
Edition:
1st ed.;
Author(s): SHAPIRO, Ira S.;
ISBN:
9780610392419 (pbk.;
Subjects: United States.Congress.Senate --History --20th century.;
Formatted contents notes:
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 -- Business vs. labor -- Saving New York -- Closing days -- Before the storm -- After the Iranian Revolution -- Fighting the economic tide -- SALT II: death by a thousand cuts -- A tough political climate -- Battling over America's last frontier -- Fighting to survive -- The lame duck session.;
Publisher:
New York : PublicAffairs , c2012.;
Call number: 328.73'07109047 SHA;
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