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<p><p>many Studies Of Congress Hold That Congressional Leaders Are Agents Of Their Followers, Ascertaining What Legislators Agree On And Acting To Advance Those Issues Rather Than Stepping To The Forefront To Shape National Policy Or The Institution They Lead. Randall Strahan Has Long Argued That This Approach To Understanding Leadership Is Incomplete. Here He Demonstrates Why And Explores The Independent Contributions Leaders Make In Congressional Politics.</p><p>leading Representatives Is A Study That Draws On Both Historical And Contemporary Cases To Show How Leaders In The U.s. House Have Advanced Changes Inside Congress And In National Policy. Exploring The Tactics, Tenure, And Efficacy Of The Leadership Of Three Of The Most Colorful And Prominent Speakers Of The House&#151;henry Clay, Thomas Reed, And Newt Gingrich&#151;strahan Finds That These Men, Though Separated In Time And Of Differing Thought And Actions, Were All Leaders Willing To Take Political Risks To Advance Goals They Cared About Deeply. As A Result, Each Acted Independently Of His Followers To Alter The Political Landscape. Strahan Makes Use Of A Wide Range Of Resources, Including The Former Representatives' Pap

Author

Randall.Strahan

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801886911

Subjects

Political Science, History, Biography