Profiles in Character
Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990
by Joseph M. Hernon
Biography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / American Government / Legislative BranchPolitical Science / American Government / General
Description
5. ""Try Justice"": George Frisbie Hoar vs. John Sherman (1870-1900) -- 6. The ""Lamp of Experience"" and ""Bungalow Minds"": Henry Cabot Lodge vs. Thomas J. Walsh (1900-1920) -- 7. ""Senator-at-Large of the Whole American People"": William E. Borah vs. George W. Norris (1920-1940) -- IV. The Imperial Presidency and the Supine Senate (1940-1990) -- 8. Shaping Pax Americana: Robert A. Taft vs. Arthur H. Vandenberg (1940-1950) -- 9. The ""Politics of Joy"" and ""Uncle Strom's Cabin"": Hubert H. Humphrey vs. Strom Thurmond (1950-1990) -- Epilogue Virtue Misapplied: Modern Heroes in an Age of Hubris
Book Details
- Publisher:
- M.E. Sharpe
- Published:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 249
- Language:
- EN
- ISBN:
- 9781563249372