In the Senate: Amidst the Conflict and the TurmoilDodd, Mead, 1978 - 239 pages |
Contents
Fifty Years of Change | 1 |
Apprenticeship in the House of Representatives | 13 |
Early Days in the Senate | 29 |
Copyright | |
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