Birch Bayh : Making a Difference /

Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, right before the Great Depression, Birch Bayh served in the Indiana General Assembly (1954-1962) and the United States Senate (1963-1981). His influence was seen in landmark legislation over his tenure. Blaemire reveals a life and career dedicated to the important issue...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaemire, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana, USA : Indiana University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bayh, Birch, > 1928-2019.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Legislators.
Legislators > Indiana > Biography.
Indiana.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, right before the Great Depression, Birch Bayh served in the Indiana General Assembly (1954-1962) and the United States Senate (1963-1981). His influence was seen in landmark legislation over his tenure. Blaemire reveals a life and career dedicated to the important issues facing Indiana and the nation, including civil rights and equal rights for women. In doing so, he profiles not only the prolific career of this remarkable senator but also an era when compromise and bipartisanship were common in Congress.-- adapted from back cover.
"A remarkable history of one of the most legendary US senators of our time, Birch Bayh: Making a Difference reveals a life and career dedicated to the important issues facing Indiana and the nation, including civil rights and equal rights for women. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, right before the Great Depression, Birch Bayh served more than 25 years in the Indiana General Assembly (1954-1962) and the United States Senate (1963-1981). His influence was seen in landmark legislation over his tenure, including Title IX, the 25th Amendment, the 26th Amendment, Civil Rights of the Institutionalized, Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act, and the Bayh-Dole Act. Robert Blaemire profiles not only the prolific career of this remarkable senator but also an era when compromise and bipartisanship were common in Congress"--Back cover.
Item Description:"Politics, Title IX, the 25th Amendment, and beyond"--Cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (472 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780253039187

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