LEADER 02957nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910777695803321 005 20230617010616.0 010 $a0-292-79842-3 024 7 $a10.7560/702400 035 $a(CKB)1000000000453886 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000228644 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208624 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000228644 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10154235 035 $a(PQKB)10349657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571699 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10190675 035 $a(OCoLC)932326529 035 $a(DE-B1597)586593 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292798427 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000453886 100 $a20030922d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aProfiles in power$b[electronic resource] $etwentieth-century Texans in Washington /$fedited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr., Michael L. Collins, Patrick Cox 205 $aNew ed. 210 $aAustin, TX $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2004 215 $axi, 374 p. $cill 225 1 $aFocus on American history series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70240-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tEdward M. House -- $tMorris Sheppard -- $tJohn Nance Garner -- $tJesse Jones -- $tTom Connally -- $tSam Rayburn -- $tLyndon Baines Johnson -- $tRalph Yarborough -- $tBarbara Jordan -- $tJohn Tower -- $tJim Wright -- $tLloyd Bentsen Jr. -- $tGeorge Bush -- $tHenry B. Gonzalez -- $tNotes -- $tContributors -- $tIndex 330 $aProfiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda. 410 0$aFocus on American history series. 606 $aLegislators$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aPoliticians$zTexas$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y20th century 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aPoliticians 676 $a973.91/092/2764 676 $aB 701 $aHendrickson$b Kenneth E$01493888 701 $aCollins$b Michael L.$f1950-$01524528 701 $aCox$b Patrick L.$f1952-$01493887 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777695803321 996 $aProfiles in power$93765420 997 $aUNINA