The US Senate and the Commonwealth : Kentucky Lawmakers and the Evolution of Legislative Leadership /

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Kentucky has long punched above its weight in the US Senate, as some of the nation's most distinguished senators have hailed from the Commonwealth. Despite its relatively small population for much of American history, Kentucky has produced a record two Senate majority leaders, a record three Se...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: McConnell, Mitch (Author), Brownell, Roy E., II, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Leadership.
Legislators > Kentucky > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Kentucky > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • President of the Senate : Richard Mentor Johnson and John C. Breckinridge
  • President pro tempore : John Brown and John Pope
  • Senator as presidential spokesman : John Breckinridge
  • Senator as national political leader : Henry Clay
  • Senator as committee chairman : John J. Crittenden
  • Senate caucus chairman : John W. Stevenson, James B. Beck, and Joseph C.S. Blackburn
  • Senate majority leader : Alben Barkley
  • Senate majority whip : Wendell Ford
  • Senate party campaign chairman : Earle Clements and Thruston Morton
  • Senator as informal policy leader : John Sherman Cooper
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword / by Senator Lamar Alexander.

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