Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in

Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress

â€œThe best book I have read about the inner dynamics of the United States Senate.â€ â€”Doris Kearns Goodwin

Two top domestic policy advisors to Senator Edward Kennedy offer an insiderâ€™s view of several remarkable years when Kennedy fought to preserve the Democratic mission against Newt Gingrichâ€™s Contract with America and a Republican majority in both housesâ€”a story that has special resonance now as a resurgent Republican right once again controls Congress.

In November 1994 the election swept a new breed of Republicans into control of the United States Congress. Led by Speaker Newt Gingrich, the Republicans were determined to enact a conservative agenda that would reshape American government. Had it not been for Ted Kennedy, they would have succeeded.

In 1994, after defending his Senate seat against challenger Mitt Romney, Kennedy came back to Washington to find Democrats, including President Clinton, demoralized and leaning toward â€œcompromisesâ€ that would adopt much of the Republican agenda. Undaunted, Kennedy pressed the agenda he would have championed had his party held power. He rallied the Democrats. He reached across the aisle to craft and pass key progressive legislation. And he stopped the Gingrich revolution in its tracks.

Nick Littlefield and David Nexon tell this story of a bare-knuckled and sometimes hilarious fight in the United States Senate. It is a political lesson for all time.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-11-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476796154

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-11-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476796154

Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress

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