The House: The History of the House of RepresentativesHarper Collins, 2007/10/02 - 624 ページ Throughout America's history, the House has played a central role in shaping the nation's destiny. In this incomparable single-volume history, distinguished historian Robert V. Remini traces the institution from a struggling, nascent body to the venerable powerhouse it has become since America's rise on the world stage. The essential drama of democracy—the struggle between principle and pragmatism—is showcased throughout the book, and through it the history of America's successful experiment with democracy unfurls. |
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Henry Clay and the Ascendancy of the House | 85 |
A Democratized House 18221846 | 111 |
The Struggle to Save the Union 18461860 | 136 |
The Civil War 18601865 | 164 |
Reconstruction 18651877 | 190 |
Sergeants at Arms of the House 17892005 | 510 |
Chaplains of the House 17892005 | 513 |
Doorkeepers of the House 17891995 | 517 |
Chief Administrative Officers of the House 19952005 | 520 |
Parliamentarians of the House | 521 |
Majority and Minority Leaders 18992006 | 522 |
Democratic Whips 18992005 | 526 |
Republican Whips 18972005 | 529 |
The Gilded Age 18691895 | 218 |
Czar Reed and Uncle Joe Cannon 18881910 | 245 |
The Speaker Eclipsed and Revived 19101928 | 276 |
The Great Depression the New Deal and | 303 |
The Hot and Cold Wars 19411952 | 333 |
The Gatekeeper and the Fight for Civil Rights | 359 |
The Great Society Voting Rights and Vietnam | 388 |
Scandal Watergate and Reform 19691980 | 420 |
The Conservative Revolution 19812001 | 457 |
Epilogue | 496 |
List of Speakers 17892005 | 505 |
Clerks of the House 17892005 | 508 |
Organizing the House | 530 |
Counting the Electoral Votes for President and Vice President | 532 |
Organization and Operation of the Whip | 534 |
Routing Legislation Through Congress | 536 |
Electronic Voting | 537 |
Committees of the House and Joint Committees of the 109th Congress | 538 |
Pages | 539 |
Photographs and Illustrations | 541 |
Notes | 543 |
Index | 593 |
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