Robert H. Michel : leading the Republican House minority / edited by Frank H. Mackaman and Sean Q Kelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mackaman, Frank H., editor.

Kelly, Sean Q., editor.

Series:

Congressional leaders.

Congressional leaders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

United States. Congress. House--Minority leaders--Biography.

Michel, Robert H., 1923-2017.

Michel, Robert H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 404 pages). : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2019]

Summary:

"Robert H. Michel: Leading the House Minority is a fascinating, richly documented, and authoritative look at Bob Michel's congressional career. Editors Frank H. Mackaman and Sean Q Kelly have done an excellent job in both selecting contributors and developing a compelling narrative to frame these expertly written chapters. Robert H. Michel: Leading the House Minority should be the first book consulted by readers who are curious about Bob Michel's legislative legacy."--Jeffrey Crouch, author of The Presidential Pardon Power "Robert H. Michel: Leading the House Minority is a thoughtful collection about an extremely important congressional Republican leader. The authors explore how Michel attempted to balance the needs of good governance with a desire among Republicans to end their permanent minority status in the House."--Julian E. Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University "This excellent book explains why Bob Michel was the most effective minority leader in the history of the House of Representatives. Its richly detailed and perceptive essays show that he was a legislator in full: a servant for his district, a watchdog of the public treasury, and a masterful tactician who won historic victories without partisan majorities. Anyone who wants to understand congressional leadership should read Robert H. Michel: Leading the House Minority."--John J. Pitney Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics, Claremont McKenna College.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations

Series Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Robert H. Michel: A Life Preparing for Public Service

2. Bob Michel and the Politics of Appropriations

3. Bob Michel in the Land of Giants: Relationship Politics in the 1980s

4. Rising to Leadership in an Era of Political Change: Bob Michel and the 1970s House Minority Party

5. Michel as Minority Leader: Minority Party Strategies and Tactics in the Postreform House

6. Leading the Minority: Guiding Policy Change through Legislative Waters

7. Leading Gently on Taxes

8. From "Exhilarating Days" to Pragmatic Politics: Bob Michel's Leadership in the Budget Process, 1981-1994

8. Anticipating the Revolution: Michel and Republican Congressional Reform Efforts

10. Bob Michel and the Legacy of Committee Reform

11. Bob Michel, Newt Gingrich, and the Republican Leadership Dilemma

12. A "Less Pleasant" Election: Bob Michel and the 1982 Congressional Midterms

13. From Expansionism to Protectionism and Back Again: Conditional Incumbency, Disruption, and the Reimagination of Bob Michel's Representational Style

14. Bob Michel Calls It Quits

Appendix: Reflections

About Robert H. Michel

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Photo Gallery

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-373) and index.

ISBN:

0-7006-2760-X

OCLC:

1378935247