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Tom Foley : The Man in the Middle /

"Thomas S. Foley, a Democratic representative from the traditionally Republican region of eastern Washington, served in Congress for thirty years, from 1964 to 1994. In 1989 he became the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives from a district west of Texas. His experience as a Democra...

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Autores principales: Bird, Kenton, 1954- (Autor), Pierce, John C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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