The Austin-Boston connection : five decades of House Democratic leadership, 1937-1989 / Anthony Champagne ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Champagne, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. House--Leadership--History--20th century.

United States.

United States. Congress. House--Speakers--History--20th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Legislators--Texas--History--20th century.

Legislators.

Legislators--Massachusetts--Boston--History--20th century.

Legislators--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. When the Speaker was from Texas (or nearby Oklahoma), the Majority Leader was from the Boston area, and when the Speaker was from Boston, the Majority Leader was from Texas. The Austin-Boston Connection analyzes the importance of the friendships (especially mentor-prot g relationships) and enmities within congressional delegations, regional affinities, and the lynchpin practice of appointing the Democratic Whip.

Contents:

Introduction

Joe Bailey

John Nance Garner

Sam Rayburn

John W. McCormack

Sam Rayburn's boys: who will lead?

Back to Boston: Tip O'Neill

Jim Wright: the last Texan

Conclusion: the impact of the Austin-Boston alliance on House politics

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-326-6

1-299-05210-X

OCLC:

715188589