Leadership in the U.S. Senate : herding cats in the modern era
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Leadership in the U.S. Senate : herding cats in the modern era
Routledge, 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Unlike leadership in the House of Representatives, the nature of Senate leadership continues to remain a mystery to so many. Due to the absence of an "operator's manual," leaders have had to use their individual skills, intelligence, and personalities to lead the Senate, which means they each have had their own unique leadership style. How have Senate majority leaders advanced their agendas in this traditionally egalitarian institution, a chamber like no other legislative body, where they must balance the rights of 99 independent senators with the collective needs of their party?
Featuring a foreword by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Leadership in the U.S. Senate offers students a comprehensive and contemporary examination of three different eras in the evolution of the Senate. Collectively, contributions written by those who have served the senators offer insight into how different Senate leaders have operated, chronicle changes in Senate life over the past four decades, and describe how they have changed the institution. The chapters cover:
How leadership styles are shaped by both individualism and party goals
Eight biographical perspectives from Senator Howard Baker (R-TN) to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
The political context of the Senate during which the respective majority leader served
Individual leadership style and performance in office
Contributions individuals made to the institution while serving as majority leaders
This book paves the way for political scientists and others to examine the topic of Senate leadership.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Images
Foreword
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Preface
Colton C. Campbell
Acknowledgments
1 Legislating in the Senate: From the 1950s into the 2000s
Mark J. Oleszek and Walter J. Oleszek
2 Howard Baker and the Conditional Use of Parliamentary
Procedure in the U.S. Senate
Wendy J. Schiller and Cory Manento
3 Robert C. Byrd: Tactician and Technician
Katherine Scott and James Wyatt
4 Bob Dole's Leadership: The Partisan as Dealmaker
Burdett A. Loomis
5 George J. Mitchell: Majority Leader
Janet M. Martin
6 Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle
Peter Hanson
7 Ambition and Achievement: The Senate Republican
Leadership of Trent Lott
Nicol C. Rae
8 William H. "Bill" Frist, MD: "The Doctor as Leader"
J. Lee Annis
9 Leave It to Harry: Harry Reid as Democratic Leader
Ross K. Baker
10 Recent Senate Party Leaders in a Historical Perspective
Steven S. Smith
Index
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