The house that Madigan built : the record run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer /

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"House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was a record setter, a political powerhouse and one of the most prominent architects of Illinois' destiny. The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Madigan saw his long reign come to an end, ironically 50 years to the day he first took the o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Long, Ray (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Temas:
Madigan, Michael J.
Illinois. > General Assembly. > House of Representatives > Speakers > Biography.
Illinois. > General Assembly. > House of Representatives.
Since 1951
Legislators > Illinois > Biography.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Legislators.
Orators.
Politics and government.
Chicago (Ill.) > Politics and government > 1951-
Chicago (Ill.) > Biography.
Chicago (Ill.) > Administration > 1951-
Illinois.
Illinois > Chicago.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Long Reign
  • Part I: The Legend
  • 1 Remap Victory
  • 2 White Sox Miracle
  • 3 Operation Cobra
  • Madigan Loses the Speakership
  • Part II: Power Plays and Political Flops
  • 4 Historic Impeachment
  • 5 Partisan Math
  • 6 The Art of Persuasion
  • 7 Pension Failure
  • Photographs
  • Part III: A Career Political Leader
  • 8 A Patronage Army
  • 9 Madigan and Madigan
  • 10 The Politics of Money
  • Part IV: Cracks in the System
  • 11 Turning Point
  • 12 Ups and Downs
  • 13 Shams?
  • 14 Marty's Campaign
  • Part V: The Fall
  • 15 Himself
  • 16 Public Official A
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.

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