Congressional committee chairmen : three who made an evolution / Andrée E. Reeves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeves, Andrée E., 1958- author.

Series:

Comparative legislative studies.

Comparative Legislative Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor--History.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor--Biography.

Barden, Graham Arthur, 1896-1967.

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972.

Perkins, Carl Dewey, 1912-1984.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Congress does most of its work in committee, and no understanding of that body can be complete without an analysis of its committees and those who shape them. Andrée Reeves now offers a rare glimpse into the workings of committee chairmanship over a span of thirty-three years-how three chairmen operated and how they influenced their committee and its impact.As Reeves demonstrates, the chair is the most important player in a congressional committee-the one who holds more cards than his colleagues and can deal a winning hand or call a bluff. His use of institutional and personal resources affect

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Interviews; Introduction; The Committee on Education and Labor; Purpose and Theory of This Study; Approach and Methods; 1. The Committee during the Barden Years; Setting; Composition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 2. The Chairmanship of Graham Barden; A Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman; Leadership: Institutional versus Personal Resources; Barden's Leadership in Retrospect; 3. The Committee during the Powell Years

SettingComposition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 4. The Chairmanship of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.; Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman; Leadership: Institutional versus Personal Resources; Powell's Legal Difficulties; Powell's Leadership in Retrospect; 5. The Committee during the Perkins Years; Setting; Composition of the Committee; Voting Patterns; Committee Structure; Jurisdiction, Work Load, and Function; 6. The Chairmanship of Carl Perkins; A Portrait of the Chairman; Orientation of the Chairman

Leadership: Institutional versus Personal ResourcesPerkins's Leadership in Retrospect; 7. Leadership and Development on Education and Labor; The Role of Committee Chairmen; Shifts in Committee Composition and Policy Outputs; Committee Development; Other Findings; Understanding Congressional Committees; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813193717

0813193710

9780813159058

0813159059

OCLC:

624385209