02957nam 2200637 a 450 991077769580332120230617010616.00-292-79842-310.7560/702400(CKB)1000000000453886(SSID)ssj0000228644(PQKBManifestationID)11208624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000228644(PQKBWorkID)10154235(PQKB)10349657(MiAaPQ)EBC3571699(Au-PeEL)EBL3571699(CaPaEBR)ebr10190675(OCoLC)932326529(DE-B1597)586593(DE-B1597)9780292798427(EXLCZ)99100000000045388620030922d2004 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrProfiles in power[electronic resource] twentieth-century Texans in Washington /edited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr., Michael L. Collins, Patrick CoxNew ed.Austin, TX University of Texas Pressc2004xi, 374 p. illFocus on American history seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-70240-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Edward M. House -- Morris Sheppard -- John Nance Garner -- Jesse Jones -- Tom Connally -- Sam Rayburn -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Ralph Yarborough -- Barbara Jordan -- John Tower -- Jim Wright -- Lloyd Bentsen Jr. -- George Bush -- Henry B. Gonzalez -- Notes -- Contributors -- IndexProfiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.Focus on American history series.LegislatorsTexasBiographyPoliticiansTexasBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government20th centuryLegislatorsPoliticians973.91/092/2764BHendrickson Kenneth E1493888Collins Michael L.1950-1524528Cox Patrick L.1952-1493887MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777695803321Profiles in power3765420UNINA