Thomas Brackett Reed : the Gilded Age speaker who made the rules for American politics / Robert J. Klotz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klotz, Robert, 1819-1895, author.

Series:

Congressional Leaders Series

Congressional leaders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Orators.

United States--Politics and government--1889-1893.

United States--Politics and government--1893-1897.

United States. Congress. House--Speakers--Biography.

United States. Congress. House--Rules and practice--History--19th century.

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902.

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902. Reed's rules.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2022]

Summary:

"Born in Portland, Maine in 1839, Thomas Brackett Reed-the man who gave us "Reed's Rules"-was one of the most consequential figures in the history of American politics. Reed served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1895 to 1899. During this time he exercised a legendary leadership role that transformed parliamentary procedure in the United States and dramatically increased the power of the Speaker. Reed established a new system of rules designed to curtail obstruction and allow the majority party to govern, thereby setting the terms for subsequent congressional politics. As a sensational politician he has inspired sensational responses, often resulting in one-sided perspectives. Drawing on extensive archival sources, Thomas Brackett Reed is the first scholarly and balanced portrait of this transcendent Speaker of the House, who has had an enduring legacy in congressional leadership and the American political system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

In Memoriam, Burdett "Bird" Loomis

Prologue

1. Preparing for Congressional Battle

2. The Bumptiousness of a Young Congressman

3. Elephant Avoiding Mousetraps

4. Minority Leader Scolds Democrats

5. New Speaker Establishes Majority Rule

6. The Majority Party Legislates

7. Gladly Takes Own Medicine

8. Conspicuously Beaten for President

9. War Speaker

10. Cashing In

11. Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Klotz, Robert Thomas Brackett Reed

ISBN:

9780700633333

OCLC:

1336986742