Window on Congress : a Congressional Biography of Barber B. Conable Jr.

Barber B. Conable Jr. served as a Republican congressman from western New York from 1965 to 1985. He is recognized as one of the most respected members of the House of Representatives in recent years. This biography explores his twenty-year congressional.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: James S. Fleming (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 2004.
Temas:
Conable, Barber B.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House
1945-1989
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Legislators
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States
Electronic resource.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Photographs
  • List of Doodles
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Roots in Western New York
  • 3. Becoming a Lawyer and Politician
  • 4. Mr. Conable Goes to Albany
  • 5. A Freshman in the Eighty-Ninth Congress
  • 6. Appointment to the Ways and Means Committee
  • 7. Support for Richard Nixon
  • 8. The Watergate Betrayal
  • 9. Toughest Reelection
  • 10. A Friend in the White House
  • 11. Republican Leader of Ways and Means
  • 12. Cutting Taxes
  • 13. Saving Social Security
  • 14. Concluding a Congressional Career
  • 15. Life After Congress
  • Notes
  • Index.

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