TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shapiro,Ira S.
TI  - The last great Senate : : courage and statesmanship in times of crisis 
SN  - 9781538109786
AV  - JK 1161 S529l 2018
U1  - 328.73/07109047 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
KW  - Estados Unidos.
KW  - Congreso.
KW  - Historia
KW  - Siglo XX
N1  - 1977: The grind --
The natural --
Great expectations, different agendas --
Hawk and dove --
The appearance of impropriety --
The liberal filibuster. 1978: A year of living dangerously --
The Panama Canal fight --
Venturing into the Middle East --
An epic business-labor clash --
Saving New York --
Closing days. 1979: Before the storm --
Energy battles after the Iranian Revolution --
Fighting the economic tide --
SALT II: death by a thousand cuts. 1980: A tough political climate --
America's last frontier --
Fighting to survive --
The lame-duck session
N2  - The Last Great Senate is a narrative history of the Senate from 1977 through 1980, the closing years of the progressive Senate of the 1960s and 1970s which compiled a record of accomplishment unmatched in the country's history. The book recounts legislative battles which present remarkable case studies of the lawmaking process in action
ER  -