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• ISBN 10: 1477316310
• ISBN 13: 9781477316313
• Author: J Brooks Flippen

The rise and fall of a Texas Democrat: “A definitive, richly detailed biography [and] an engrossing history that sheds light on our own fractious times.” ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   A former Golden Gloves boxer and WWII bombardier, Jim Wright entered Congress to fight a different kind of battle, making his mark on virtually every major policy issue of the later twentieth century: energy, education, taxes, transportation, environmental protection, civil rights, criminal justice, and foreign relations among them. He played a significant role in peace initiatives in Central America and in the Camp David Accords, and was the first American politician to speak live on Soviet television. A Democrat representing Texas’s twelfth district (Fort Worth), he served in the US House of Representatives from the Eisenhower

Table of contents:

Part I. The Rise of a Politician

1. The Foundations for Success: Family and Childhood (1922–1939)

2. The Lessons of Life: College and War (1939–1944)

3. Ambition and Frustration: State Legislature (1944–1948)

4. Preparation and Payoff: Businessman, Mayor, and Election to Congress (1948–1954)

Part II. Congress in an Age of Tradition

5. Learning the Ropes: The New Congressman (1954–1956)

6. Building a Record: The Eisenhower Years (1956–1960)

7. Challenges: The Kennedy Years (1960–1963)

8. Access to Power: Johnson Takes Control (1963–1965)

9. The Rough Path Forward: Years of Change (1965–1968)

Part III. Leadership in an Age of Dynamism

10. Old School: A Moderate in the Nixon Years (1968–1972)

11. Bombshell: The Watergate Crisis (1972–1974)

12. The Ripples of Watergate: A New Congress and New Opportunity (1972–1976)

13. The New Majority Leader: Critical Decisions in an Age of Partisanship (1976–1978)

14. The Struggle for Unity: The Carter Years (1978–1980)

Part IV. Victory and Defeat in the Age of Reagan

15. A Challenge Like None Before: Reagan (1980–1982)

16. Rallying the Opposition: Friends and Enemies (1982–1986)

17. On the Mountaintop: Speaker of the House (1986–1989)

18. In the Valley: Resignation and Its Aftermath (1987–2015)

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