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New York : PublicAffairs, c2012. |
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1st ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9781586489366 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1586489364 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Call number: |
328.73071 SHA |
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| Physical description: |
xxi, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
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| Subject: |
United States. Congress. Senate -- History -- 20th century.
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| Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-443, 445-451) and index. |
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| Summary note: |
A vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure. |
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| Contents note: |
1977. The grind ; The natural ; Great expectations, different agendas ; Hawk and dove ; The appearance of impropriety ; The liberal filibuster -- 1978. A year of living dangerously ; The Panama Canal fight ; Venturing into the Middle East ; An epic business-labor clash ; Saving New York ; Closing days -- 1979. Before the storm ; Energy battles after the Iranian Revolution ; Fighting the economic tide ; SALT II : death by a thousand cuts -- 1980. A tough political climate ; America's last frontier ; Fighting to survive ; The lame-duck session. |
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