| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xx, 505 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin -- Election Day -- The contract with America -- The failed struggle for health reform -- Republicans in the majority -- Preparing the resistance -- The struggle for the mind of the President -- Relationships -- Rallying the Democrats -- The fight begins -- The Republican attack -- Senate rules -- Will Democrats join together? -- The Capitol, the Senate, and Washington -- The first train wreck -- The second train wreck -- The third train wreck -- A new "big idea" -- Flashback -- The clash of the titans on the Senate floor -- Clash of the titans: round 2 -- Victory -- The Children's Health Initiative -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Two former top domestic-policy advisors to Senator Ted Kennedy offer an inside look at the fight he took up that led the demoralized 1994 Democrats to push ahead with their agenda and reach across the aisle to work with Republicans to pass key progressive legislation, "--NoveList. |
| Subject |
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009.
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Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1993-2001 |
| Subject |
United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. Senate. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Legislators. |
| Chronological Term |
1993 - 2001 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Nexon, David, author.
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Goodwin, Doris Kearns, writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
1476796157 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1476796165 (trade paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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9781476796154 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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9781476796161 (trade paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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9781476796178 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40025457148 |
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