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- catalog abstract ""For thirteen years, during a time of Democratic congressional dominance in Washington, Dan Rostenkowski became one of the most influential American legislators of the twentieth century. As chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, the congressman from Illinois left his mark on the nation's tax laws, international trade, Social Security, health care, welfare programs, and a good many other policies that affected most Americans. He practiced old-school politics; he passed out political favors liberally; he could be gruff and abrupt. But the route for important legislation ran through Rostenkowski's office."--Jacket. "Richard Cohen's scrupulous political biography of Rostenkowski follows his rise to power from modest origins in the Democratic ward politics of Chicago's Polish northwest side, through his national legislative triumphs, and ultimately to his criminal conviction and imprisonment for abuses of House practice."--BOOK JACKET. "Mr. Cohen's story offers much more than Rostenkowski's personal tragedy; it is a tale of the transformation of American political life. Because he served so many years in Congress (1959-1995), Rostenkowski's career illuminates the changing nature of both the institution and the Democratic party."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11347905.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""For thirteen years, during a time of Democratic congressional dominance in Washington, Dan Rostenkowski became one of the most influential American legislators of the twentieth century. As chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, the congressman from Illinois left his mark on the nation's tax laws, international trade, Social Security, health care, welfare programs, and a good many other policies that affected most Americans. He practiced old-school politics; he passed out political favors liberally; he could be gruff and abrupt. But the route for important legislation ran through Rostenkowski's office."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Richard Cohen's scrupulous political biography of Rostenkowski follows his rise to power from modest origins in the Democratic ward politics of Chicago's Polish northwest side, through his national legislative triumphs, and ultimately to his criminal conviction and imprisonment for abuses of House practice."--BOOK JACKET. "Mr. Cohen's story offers much more than Rostenkowski's personal tragedy; it is a tale of the transformation of American political life. Because he served so many years in Congress (1959-1995), Rostenkowski's career illuminates the changing nature of both the institution and the Democratic party."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: An Era Ends -- The Bungalow Belt and the Machine -- Democrats and a Government on the Move -- First Bloody Signs of Trouble -- The New Breed and the Limits of Reform -- Mr. Chairman Confronts Mr. President -- Wheeling and Dealing to Middle Ground -- Clash of Cultures -- Erosion of Divided Government -- Trying to Take Clinton's Hand -- The System on Trial -- The Democrats' Legacy.".
- catalog extent "311 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Rostenkowski.".
- catalog identifier "1566632544 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Rostenkowski.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago, Ill. : Ivan R. Dee,".
- catalog relation "Rostenkowski.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "328.73/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "E840.R66 C65 1999".
- catalog subject "Legislators United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Rostenkowski, Dan.".
- catalog subject "United States. Congress. House Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: An Era Ends -- The Bungalow Belt and the Machine -- Democrats and a Government on the Move -- First Bloody Signs of Trouble -- The New Breed and the Limits of Reform -- Mr. Chairman Confronts Mr. President -- Wheeling and Dealing to Middle Ground -- Clash of Cultures -- Erosion of Divided Government -- Trying to Take Clinton's Hand -- The System on Trial -- The Democrats' Legacy.".
- catalog title "Rostenkowski : the pursuit of power and the end of the old politics / Richard E. Cohen.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".