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The Republican representative from Arizona sees how to fix the broken Congressional system. "Congressional reform is like the weather. Everybody talks about it but nobody does anything about it." This man has some great ideas to think about and act on.
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The futile system: How to unchain Congress and make the system work again
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distributed by Doubleday, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author inside front cover. Stamped on inside. Slightly dampstained. (United States Congress, Politics). Seller Inventory # SB00G-10264
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The Futile System: How to Unchain Congress and Make the System Work Again
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Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in very good condition with clean text and tight binding. Dust jacket shows scuffing and a few small edge tears. Seller Inventory # 80591
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THE FUTILE SYSTEM : HOW TO UNCHAIN CONGRESS AND MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK AGAIN
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EPM Publications, McLean, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Octavo, 151 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with white and red print. Dust jacket has edge wear, with short tears to front edges. Price unclipped: "$8.95". Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, light spotting on rear. Illustrated: b&w plates (political cartoons). Signed note from author paper-clipped to front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column E. 1376859. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1376859
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The Futile System: How to Unchain Congress and Make the System Work Again
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EPM Publications, McLean, VA, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. 22 cm, 151, pages. Illus., references, ink name on title page, DJ worn, soiled, & creased, note autographed by Congressman Rhodes paperclipped to front flyleaf. Paperclip mark on front flyleaf and half-title. Seller Inventory # 38520
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The Futile System: How to unchain Congress and make the system work again
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EPM Publications, Garden City, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, dust jacket. 151pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. This sharp and handsome first edition, inscribed large and bold in blue ink on inner flyleaf "To Deane W. Malott, with / best wishes, in [illegible] / John J. Rhodes." Below this is the custom bookplate of Deane Waldo Malott (1898-1996), a noted academic administrator and educator who served as assistant dean at Harvard Business School, chancellor of University of Kansas and president of Cornell University. Rhodes (1916-2003) was an influential Arizona congressman (1953-83) who served as House Minority Leader (1973-81). Seller Inventory # 49023
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The futile system: How to unchain Congress and make the system work again
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ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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The Futile System; How To Unchain Congress And Make The System Work Again
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EPM Publications, Inc, McLean, VA, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. George Tames (Author Photograph) and Dev O'Neill ( (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. [8],151, [1] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. The dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve and has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Inscribed by the author on the fep verso. The inscription reads To Agnes and Sidney James, friends for many years, with appreciation, John J. Rhodes. John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the minority leader in the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1981 and pressed a conservative agenda. In 1976, Rhodes wrote, The Futile System: How to Unchain Congress and Make the System Work Again, which argued that effective Congressional reforms "cannot be accomplished by the majority party. The ins have little incentive to change. It is the outs -- the powerless minority -- who have the only real motivation to take a critical look at the system and determine a better way to run things." Rhodes retired from Congress in 1982. Still popular in his home district, Rhodes reasoned that "if [he were] ever going to do something else, [he] should get started doing it." His retirement opened the door to a Republican primary, which was won by John McCain. McCain went on to victory in November and would be elected to the Senate four years later. On August 14, 2003, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert awarded Rhodes one of the first Congressional Distinguished Service Medals. Rhodes, one of only a handful to obtain the award. A graduate of Harvard Law School, John retired from active military service after World War II as a lt. colonel and from the reserves as a full colonel. The first Republican Congressman ever elected by Arizona in 1952, he served for 30 years. In all, he served 15 consecutive terms, the longest House of Representatives tenure in Arizona's history. When Gerald Ford became Vice President in 1973, John succeeded him as House Minority Leader, a post he held for ten years. He chaired the Republican Platform Committee in 1972 and was the party's Permanent Convention Chairman in 1976 and again in 1980. Prior to his election to the top Republican Leadership post, he served for nine years as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. He is a former member of the Committees on Appropriations, Rules, Education and Labor, and Interior and Insular Affairs. He was permanent chairman of the Republican National Conventions in 1976 and 1980 and served as chairman of of the 1972 convention's Platform Committee. John is the author of The Futile System, a book about how the legislative process suffered during nearly 40 years of one-party control. The Republican representative from Arizona sees how to fix the broken Congressional system. "Congressional reform is like the weather. Everybody talks about it but nobody does anything about it." This man has some great ideas to think about and act on. Seller Inventory # 87114
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The futile system: How to unchain Congress and make the system work again
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distributed by Doubleday, 1976
ISBN 10: 091444011X
ISBN 13: 9780914440116
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Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-091444011X
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