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Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States Together with Memorial Services in Honor of John Joseph Moakley, Late a Representative from Massachusetts, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Author: Whip
Author: David E. BoniorPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1947951033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Few in Congress have accomplished more than David Bonior on behalf of average Americans. Whip is the story of how he did it. In Eastside Kid, the first volume of his autobiography, former Congressman David Bonior recounted the upbringing that formed his lasting principles: love of the underdog, a passion for social justice. In Whip, he tells us how he put those principles to work as a member—and a leader—of the US House of Representatives. David Bonior spent twenty-six years in Congress, compiling a record as one of Washington’s most effective progressives. Respected by his colleagues for both his personal integrity and his legislative savvy, Bonior was elected by his party’s caucus to serve for eleven years as Democratic Whip, one step below Leader in the party hierarchy. From his arrival in Congress in 1977 Bonior was determined to make an impact. In the ‘70s he organized the effort in Congress to recognize the neglected needs of Vietnam veterans. In the ‘80s, he was Ronald Reagan’s most dogged congressional foe over US support for the Nicaraguan Contras. In the ‘90s he became the public face of opposition to NAFTA. No one was more responsible for the downfall of Newt Gingrich—except perhaps Gingrich himself. And when Bill Clinton finally confessed his affair with Monica Lewinsky, it was Bonior who mobilized House Democrats to resist calls for the president to resign. Fueled in equal part by his working-class values and by the zeal for competition he developed as a star high-school athlete, Bonior never failed to fight the good fight. Bonior takes us backstage at Congress, where his brilliance as a legislative tactician helped turn ideas into law. But Whip is no dry, inside-the-Beltway recitation of names, dates, and bills. We are treated to vivid portraits of the people Bonior worked with, such as Speaker Tip O’Neill and both Presidents Bush. And we learn that once upon a time, Republicans and Democrats socialized together—at the White House Christmas party and the House gym. Key to the Bonior story was his ability, as a leading progressive, to keep winning reelection in a district renowned as the home of the Reagan Democrat. We see him meeting constituents at barbecues and farms, post offices and small-town parades. And we see his trademark, the pine seedling: In his quarter-century of electioneering and outreach, he distributed a million of them. “Bonior trees” still dot his district. Few in Congress have accomplished more than David Bonior on behalf of average Americans. Whip is the story of how he did it. Extensively illustrated with 85 photographs. David E. Bonior is contributing funds from the sale of this book to Mikva Challenge (www.mikvachallenge.org)
Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States Together with Memorial Services in Honor of John Joseph Moakley Late a Representative from Massachusetts
Author: John Joseph MoakleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes in the Congress of the United States on the Life and Public Service of Joseph William Martin, Jr., 90-2
Author: United States. Congress. Memorial Addresses and ServicesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 142
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The Doolittle Family in America
Author: William Frederick DoolittlePublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344989230
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Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Memorial Addresses...
Author: United States. Congress. Memorial Addresses and ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Memorial Services in Honor of Robert T. Matsui, Late a Representative from California
Author: Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes Held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Together with Memorial Services in Honor of Paul Wellstone, Late a Senator from Minnesota, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Author: Man of the House
Author: Tip O'NeillPublisher:
ISBN: 9780360312203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Governing Greater Boston
Author: Charles C. EuchnerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780971842717
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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