More Statesmen and Mischief Makers

Scott Crass

Description

Accomplishments, associations and anecdotes - that is what this book encompasses. Previous volumes of Statesmen and Mischief Makers have portrayed members of Congress from the eras of John F. Kennedy through Ronald Reagan whose stories were the subject of fantastic tidbits. This volume is no exception but the emphasis is on the unknown men - and a few women – who were either at the center of now famous laws or had high-profile roles in historic events. It depicts those with close proximity to those who appeared on a national ticket, either as Congressional friends or opponents. These individuals never achieved the fame or only had a mere 15 minutes of it, which suited them fine. Yet their stories should be adequately told. The many obscure members of the House Judiciary Committee who negotiated the endgame of Watergate, for example, should stand out. Those who helped forge indelible advancement on civil/gender rights, education and wilderness protection, to name a few, should be household names. Ditto for those who labored long and hard for government efficiency and consumer protection, taking on the high and mighty to do so. Finally, there are humble, revered people who never sought recognition beyond their home turf or public policy initiatives they were promoting. That’s what makes these individuals special – and worthy of remembrance.

Sujets

• Political Process
• Political Science
• Mischief
• Statesman
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 06 avril 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669868583
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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More Statesmen and Mischief Makers
 
Members of Congress and Their Contributions to History from Kennedy through Reagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scott Crass
 
Copyright © 2023 by Scott Crass.
 
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Rev. date: 04/06/2023
 
 
 
 
 
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CONTENTS
Prologue
 
Chapter 1 :      Pike Didn’t Take Himself Seriously – But Took Responsibilities Darned Seriously
Chapter 2 :      New York’s Rosenthal, “A Congressman with a Fair Amount of Chutzpah” A “Crusader” Of Many Liberal Causes
Chapter 3 :      Judd Last Person with 19 th Century Birthdate to Have Name Placed in Nomination for President; Authored Landmark Pro-Immigration Legislation
Chapter 4 :      Ohio’s McCulloch an Obscure Giant of the Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 5 :      Litton: A Real-Life Rural Folk Hero Whose Future in Presidential Politics was Snuffed Out by a Plane Crash
Chapter 6 :      Bartlett Played Most Pivotal Role of Any Alaskan in Securing Statehood
Chapter 7 :      Saxbe, Respected Ohio Senator and Nixon’s Attorney General, as Independent as “A Hog on Ice”
Chapter 8 :      Tydings Instrumental in JFK’s Advancement in Maryland in 1960 and had Many Indelible Accomplishments for America
Chapter 9 :      Was Phil Burton Capitol Hills Genius Or Madman? Probably Both
Chapter 10 :    A Kentucky Woman and a Gentleman: A 1968 Senate Campaign of Model Standards
Chapter 11 :    Jennings Randolph: The Last New Dealer in Congress and Father of Giving 18 Year Olds Right to Vote
Chapter 12 :    Monroney was the Senate’s “Mr. Aviation”
Chapter 13 :    Anderson New Mexico’s Most Important Senator, the “Father of Wilderness”
Chapter 14 :    Nevada Senator the “Bible” for National Parks and the Kennedy Silver Dollar
Chapter 15 :    Howard Cannon - The 48-Vote Man: No Vegas Pizzazz but a Boy Who Loved Life: Led Airline and Trucking Deregulations
Chapter 16 :    Oregon’s Neuberger the Senator Behind the Warning Labels for Cigarettes
Chapter 17 :    The Perkins Grants Named for Kentucky Congressman Whose Impact Enormous
Chapter 18 :    Martha Griffiths: Mother of ERA and Title VII
Chapter 19 :    Edith Green: Mother of Title IX and Abundance of Higher Ed Firsts
Chapter 20 :    Sullivan Only Female to Oppose ERA but Pushed Through Food Stamps and Truth-In Lending
Chapter 21 :    Hathaway of Maine had Compelling War Story – And Paved Way for Women to Enter Military Academies
Chapter 22 :    Moss Pushed through Freedom of Information Act and Countless Consumer Measures
Chapter 23 :    Daniels Made Enactment of OSHA a Reality
Chapter 24 :    Dent a Champion of the Working Class – And Founding Father of ERISA
Chapter 25 :    Moorhead at Forefront of the National Endowment of Arts, Consumer Affairs and Privacy Legislation
Chapter 26 :    “Mr. Public Health” Fogarty Sent the NIH Budget Soaring: Championed Endless Laws for the Blind, Deaf and Retarded
Chapter 27 :    Mel Price Southern Illinois Most Dominant Figure for 40 Years and a Leader on Atomic Energy
Chapter 28 :    Charles Vanik, Other Half of Jackson/Vanik Deserves Accolades
Chapter 29 :    Ex-Iowa Congressman Greigg’s Signature on Watergate Break-in Complaint Gave History Changing Event Legs
Chapter 30 :    Railsback, Leader of the “Fragile Coalition” Negotiated for Nixon Impeachment
Chapter 31 :    Usually Content to Work Behind the Scenes, McClory Authored Article III of Impeachment and Brokered Deal That Led to Nixon Resignation
Chapter 32 :    The Gentleman from Roanoke: Butler Asked Fragile Coalition for Consensus on Impeachment
Chapter 33 :    Flowers’ Watergate Service Completed Trip from Wallace Confidante to Statesman
Chapter 34 :    Bill Hungate Perhaps Most Underrated Judiciary Member During Watergate
Chapter 35 :    Danielson Served on the House Judiciary Committee with Distinction
Chapter 36 :    Nixon Defender Wiggins Urged Him To Resign After Reading Tape Transcripts
Chapter 37 :    Mann, a South Carolinian to the Core, An Integral Part of the “Fragile Coalition”
Chapter 38 :    Maryland’s Hogan First Judiciary Republican to Back Impeachment – and Only Republican to Back All Three Counts
Chapter 39 :    Watergate Catastrophic for House Republicans in 1974, Particularly Nixon Defenders Until the End
Chapter 40 :    MacGregor Headed Committee to Re-elect the President but It’s Not What You Think
Chapter 41 :    Wolverine Brown Quashed Watergate Investigation Before ’72 Election
Chapter 42 :    Smith Appointed to JFK’s Senate Seat in 1961
Chapter 43 :    Stratton Aimed to Stop Bobby Kennedy from Capturing Democratic Senate Nomination in New York
Chapter 44 :    South Dakota’s Mundt, Sponsored Early Anti-Communism Bill with Nixon; Senate Seat Unattended for Three Years Following Stroke
Chapter 45 :    The Morton Brothers –Thruston and Rogers Enjoyed Capitol Hill Respect: Realistic and Able Pols with Close Proximity to Nixon and Ford
Chapter 46 :    Ford Began Rise Through The House by Ousting Hoeven as Minority Whip
Chapter 47 :    Ford Unseated Halleck as Republican Leader in 1965
Chapter 48 :    Cederberg Ford’s Michigan Colleague in House and Among 3 8t h President’s Closest Friends
Chapter 49 :    Wisconsin Republicans Byrnes and Davis had Close Proximity to Nixon and Ford in Congress and in Life
Chapter 50 :    Vander Veen, A Democrat Won Ford’s House Seat When He Became VP
Chapter 51 :    Wisconsin Republicans Byrnes and Davis had Close Proximity to Nixon and Ford in Congress and in Life
Chapter 52 :    “Nice Guy” Laxalt Was the Reagans “First Friend”
Chapter 53 :    Usually Content to Work Behind the Scenes, Rep. McClory Authored Impeachment Article III and Brokered a Deal That Led to Nixon’s Resignation
Chapter 54 :    Dreaming no Little Dreams, Kent Hance Beat George W. Bush for Congress in 1978
Chapter 55 :    Quayle’s Career Began with Defeat of 911 Emergency Founding Father Roush in 1976
Chapter 56 :    Kathleen Sebelius’s Father-in-Law Was Kansas Congressman Who Lost to Dole
Chapter 57 :    Dole Held Off Adverse 1962 Redistricting to Beat Breeding
Chapter 58 :    Congressman and Physician Roy Nearly Discharged Dole From Senate In 1974
Chapter 59 :    Maryland’s Beall Beat Pelosi’s Father In ’58 Senate Race
Chapter 60 :    Some Like Them Old: North Dakota Senators Kept In Office Into Their 80s
Chapter 61 :    McNamara Roots Were Geared Toward The Working Class As Were His Ideals: Legacy Was Fairness In Service Contracts
Chapter 62 :    Five Congressman Were Shot by Puerto Rican Nationalists on House Floor in 1954
Chapter 63 :    Dawson First African-American to Chair a House Committee
Chapter 64 :    Keogh Presided Over the House’s Nine Day Debate of Civil Rights Act
Chapter 65 :    Giaimo and Daddario Two Proud Italian-Americans and Sources of Pride for Connecticut
Chapter 66 :    Idaho’s Two Women in Congress Since Statehood Vastly Different
Chapter 67 :    Catherine May First Woman to Serve in Congress from Washington State
Chapter 68 :    Butler-Hansen Proved She Could Give as Good as She Got in Male Dominated House
Chapter 69 :    Ralph Harding Took on John Birch Society Early and Paid the Ultimate Political Price
Chapter 70 :    New York’s Bill Ryan Waged Lonely but Vigorous Battles On Social Progress and Vietnam
Chapter 71 :    Conable was Batavia, New York’s Commoner, Not Congressman; Made Famous “Smoking Gun,” Phrase During Watergate and Put the “K” in 401K
Chapter 72 :    New York’s McEwen a Key Architect in Landing ’80 Olympics at Lake Placid
Chapter 73 :    District Containing Cooperstown, New York Hit Home Run with Donald Mitchell as its Congressman
Chapter 74 :    Gunn McKay a Special Public Servant to his Country, Colleagues and Constituency
Chapter 75 :    McCormack a Rare Scientist in the House – and a Founding Father of World-Class Energy Initiatives
Chapter 76 :    Nix, Pennsylvania’s First African-American Congressman Anything But Distinct
 
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Cover Images
Top Row:
Representative Otis Pike (D-New York); Representative Walter Judd (R-Minnesota); Representative Jerry Litton (D-Missouri); Senator Joseph Tydings (D-Maryland); Congressman William McCulloch (R-Ohio)
Middle Row
Representative Robert McClory (R-Illinois); Senator Mike Monroney (D-Oklahoma); Senator Jennings Randolph (D-West Virginia); Senator/Attorney General William Saxbe (R-Ohio); Representative Gracie Pfost (D-Idaho)
Bottom Row
Senator William Hathaway (D-Maine); Representative Tom Railsback (R-Illinois); Senator Bob Bartlett (D-Alaska); Representative Mike McCormack (D-Washington); Senator Paul Laxalt (R-Nevada)
Prologue
H istorically, when sweeping policy changes or statutes of indelible consequence are signed into law, Presidents receive the credit. There is good r