Kings Of The Hill; Power and Personality in the House of Representatives. Foreword by Gerald R. Ford

Cheney, Dick

ISBN 10: 0826402305 / ISBN 13: 9780826402301

Published by Continuum, New York, 1983

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Octavo, xv, 226pp. Blue cloth, gilt title on spine. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket, $14.95 on front flap, short closed tear to top edge of front panel, bright colors. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to New York Times reporter Warren Weaver, Jr., where he covered Congress and the Supreme Court. Inscription reads: "For Warren Weaver, Hope you enjoy our book, Dick Cheney" and "Happy Reading! Lynne Cheney May, 1983." Often compared with Profiles in Courage by John Kennedy, Kings of the Hill follows the lives of influential House leaders from Henry Clay to Sam Rayburn. At the time of publication, Dick Cheney was serving in the House of Representatives, representing the state of Wyoming. He had previously served as White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald R. Ford. In 1989, he was called upon by newly elected President George H.W. Bush to serve as Secretary of Defense. In 2001, he was asked to serve as Vice President for George W. Bush.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kings Of The Hill; Power and Personality in the House of Representatives. Foreword by Gerald R. Ford
• Publisher: Continuum, New York
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826402305
• ISBN 13: 9780826402301
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: First edition of Kings of the Hill, inscribed by Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney to New York Times political reporter, Warren Weaver Jr.
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • U.S. Politics

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Synopsis

Profiles eight men who dominated Capitol Hill during their respective tenures in the House of Representatives

From Publishers Weekly

High-level government insiders themselves, the Cheneys profile nine of the most influential and controversial leaders of the House of Representatives in American history.
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