Like no other time : the 107th Congress and the two years that changed America forever / Senator Tom Daschle, with Michael D'Orso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daschle, Thomas.

Contributor:

D'Orso, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--(107th : 2001-2002).

United States.

United States. Congress.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, 2003.

Summary:

It is safe to say that the 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first contested presidential election in more than a century, the 50/50 Senate, the horror of 9/11, anthrax attacks on media and the government (including Tom Daschle's own office), the war on terrorism, corporate scandals that shook the economy, the inexorable move toward war with Iraq, and other dramatic events, all leading up to the historic mid-term elections of 2002. Through it all, Senator Tom Daschle had, with the exception of President Bush, the most privileged view of the unfolding developments in front of and behind the closed doors of government. In this book, Daschle pulls no punches in offering his singular perspective on a time when the nation faced deadly and elusive external enemies and domestic political contention unseen since the days of the Civil War. Daschle is honest, straightforward, and acutely perceptive as he offers his impressions of other Senate leaders from Trent Lott and John McCain to Arlen Spector and Ted Kennedy; places the 107th Congress in the context of American history; and assesses the successes and failures of individuals and the institution in rising to the challenges of a remarkable time.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1400049555

OCLC:

52750148