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The Austin-Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937-1989

James W. Riddlesperger Jr.

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For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. When the Speaker was from Texas , the Majority Leader was from the Boston area, and when the Speaker was from Boston, the Majority Leader was from Texas.

The Austin-Boston Connection analyzes the importance of the friendships and enmities within congressional delegations, regional affinities, and the lynchpin practice of appointing the Democratic Whip.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Texas A University Press

Release: August 31, 2009

ISBN: 1603441166

ISBN 13: 9781603441162

The Austin-Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937-1989

James W. Riddlesperger Jr.

4.4/5 ( ratings)

For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. When the Speaker was from Texas , the Majority Leader was from the Boston area, and when the Speaker was from Boston, the Majority Leader was from Texas.

The Austin-Boston Connection analyzes the importance of the friendships and enmities within congressional delegations, regional affinities, and the lynchpin practice of appointing the Democratic Whip.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Texas A University Press

Release: August 31, 2009

ISBN: 1603441166

ISBN 13: 9781603441162

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