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Informationen zum Autor Lee Hamilton is a Distinguished Scholar at Indiana University. He was a member of the US House of Representatives for 34 years and Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission. In 2015, Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is author of many books, including How Congress Works and Why You Should Care (IUP, 2004) and Strengthening Congress (IUP, 2009). Klappentext Lee Hamilton is a Distinguished Scholar at¿Indiana University. He was a member of the US House of Representatives for 34 years¿and¿Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission. In¿2015, Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.¿He is author of many books, including¿How Congress Works and Why You Should Care¿(IUP, 2004) and¿Strengthening Congress¿(IUP, 2009). Zusammenfassung Offering history, politics, and personal reflections all at once, this book will appeal to everyone interested in understanding America of the 20th and 21st centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Johnson Years (1965-1968): A Remarkable Time to Begin in Congress Passing Medicare The Other War in Vietnam Thanksgiving 1966 Luncheon at the White House Visit to the CIA President Johnson Off the Record Urban Riots The Regular Order The U.S. Role in the World Senate Hearings on the Vietnam War Civil Disorder after Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The Assassination of Robert Kennedy 2. The Nixon Years (1969-1974): Accomplishments Amid Turmoil Christmas at the Nixon White House Changing the House Seniority System Meeting with Student Protesters Reducing the Voting Age Setting up our System of Government Reports on Trip to War Zone The Pentagon Papers Nixon's Trip to China Evaluation of the Apollo Program Inauguration 1973 The Costs of the Vietnam War The Vice President's Resignation The House Judiciary Committee and Impeachment After Watergate 3. The Ford Years (1974-1976): A Needed Respite The Pardon As We Leave Vietnam The Middle Class The Women's Rights Movement Politicians Democracy and Capitalism Big Government Congress and Foreign Policy 4. The Carter Years (1977-1980): Intra-party Discord Inauguration Day 1977 Human Rights Reorganizing the Federal Bureaucracy The Panama Canal Treaty An Assessment of the Carter Administration The Congressional Budget Process A Good Word For America The Gasoline Shortage The Iranian Hostage Crisis Deregulation 5. The Reagan Years (1981-1988): Letting the Democratic Process Work President Reagan Looks at Social Security Improving Intelligence Analysis The Week the Government Stopped Reflections on the 97th Congress The Military Balance Religion in Politics How a Member Decides The Appeal of Congress Our Constitutional Heritage Issues of the Future Covert Actions in a Democratic Society The Reagan-Gorbachev Summit The Budget Legacy of the Reagan Years The Quiet Crisis 6. The George H. W. Bush Years (1989-1992): A New World Order SDI reassessment House Ethics Reform Supply-side Economics National Spending Priorities Lessons of the Great Society The United States Flag and the Constitution The Balanced Budget Amendment The President's Arms Control Speech Congressional Perks The Confirmation Process Iraq and the Persian Gulf War One Year Later 7. The Clinton Years (1993-2000): Opportunity Lost Questions About Congress Reinventing Government Public Cynicism The Term Limit Movement and Congressional Change The Contract with America A Sensible Role for Government The Budget Battle Civility in Congress The Budget Surplus The Starr Report an...
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Lee Hamilton is a Distinguished Scholar at Indiana University. He was a member of the US House of Representatives for 34 years and Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission. In 2015, Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is author of many books, including How Congress Works and Why You Should Care (IUP, 2004) and Strengthening Congress (IUP, 2009).
