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

Champagne, Anthony/ Harris, Douglas B./ Riddlesperger, James W./ Nelson, Garrison

ISBN 10: 1603441204 / ISBN 13: 9781603441209

Published by Texas A & M Univ Pr, 2009

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327 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Austin/ Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937-1989
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603441204
• ISBN 13: 9781603441209
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.46 kilograms

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Synopsis

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 (or nearby Oklahoma), 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 (especially mentor-protégé relationships) and enmities within congressional delegations, regional affinities, and the lynchpin practice of appointing the Democratic Whip. 

About the Author

ANTHONY M. CHAMPAGNE is a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas.

 

DOUGLAS B. HARRIS is an associate professor at Loyola University in Maryland.

 

JAMES W. RIDDLESPERGER JR. is a professor at Texas Christian University.

 

GARRISON NELSON is a professor at the University of Vermont. All are political scientists.