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  Weisman, Alan. Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle: The Kingdom, the Power and the End of Empire in America (New York: Union Square, 2007).

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  INDEX

  Abdnor, James

  Abortion issue

  Abourezk, James

  and energy policy (1977)

  and natural gas legislation

  ACDA. See Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

  ADA. See Americans for Democratic Action

  Afghanistan, Soviet invasion of

  AFL-CIO

  lobbying power of

  and setbacks

  See also Labor unions

  Aiken, George

  Airline Deregulation Act

  Airline regulation

  Alaska

  environmental protection and conservation in(see also Alaska lands legislation)

  oil, gas, mineral, and timber wealth in

  and statehood act

  Alaska lands legislation

  and Alaska’s senators, struggle between

  and executive orders

  passage of

  and Senate compromise

  and Senate debate

  Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

  Alask
a Statehood Act

  Albright, Madeleine

  Alexander, Lamar

  Allen, James

  Allende, Salvador

  Alvarado, Susan

  American Enterprise Institute

  American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). See also Political action committees

  Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)

  Anderson, Wendell

  Andrus, Cecil

  Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Defense System Treaty

  Antiquities Act

  Appalachia

  ARA. See Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)

  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)

  Arms control, and Soviet Union. See also SALT II

  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA)

  Arms sales

  to Iran

  to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  and Nelson-Bingham Amendment

  Armstrong, William

  Assad, Hafez

  Automobile industry

  and OPEC oil embargo

  and safety requirements

  See also Chrysler Corporation

  Bader, Bill

  Baker, Bobby

  Baker, Howard

  and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  and China/Taiwan debate

  and Church Committee

  confidence and bargaining power of

  and Dirksen, Everett

  and election 1980

  and energy policy (1977)

  and energy policy (1979)

  family background and marriage of

  and filibuster rules, change in

  and Iranian hostage crisis

  and Kemp-Roth tax cut

  and labor law reform

  and leadership responsibilities, sharing of

  and Libyan connection investigation

  and Middle East peace

  and new right

  and New York City, loan guarantees to

  and Panama Canal treaties

  personality, physical appearance, and reputation of

  and political setbacks

  presidential ambitions of

  as presidential candidate

  and SALT II

  and Senate committee reorganization

  and Senate minority leader bid

  and Watergate

  Baker v. Carr

  Balanced budget

  Bani-Sadr, Abolhassan

  Baucus, Max

  Bayh, Birch

  achievements of

  career of

  and election 1962

  and election 1980

  family background of

  and lame-duck session, 1980

  and Libyan connection investigation

  and Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees

  and patent policy

  popularity of

  post-Senate career of

  and presidential campaign 1976

  and wife’s illness and death

  Bayh, Evan

  Bayh, Marvella

  Bayh-Dole Act

  Beckwith, Charles

  Begin, Menachem

  Bentsen, Lloyd

  and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  career of

  and energy policy (1977)

  and energy policy (1979)

  and tax cuts

  Bernstein, Carl

  Biden, Joseph

  and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  and Chrysler Corporation

  family tragedy of

  and Iranian hostage crisis

  predicts Kennedy challenge to Carter

  and Senate staff, professional women in

  Bienstock, Herbert

  Billings, Leon

  Black, Charles

  Black, Hugo

  Blackmun, Harry

  Blumenthal, Michael

  B-1 bomber funding

  Boschwitz, Rudy

  Bradley, Bill

  Bradley-Chafee amendment. See also Energy policy (1979)

  Brehznev, Leonid

  Breyer, Stephen

  Brezhnev, Leonid

  Bribes to foreign governments, and defense contracts

  Brock, Bill

  Broder, David

  Brooke, Edward

  career of

  and New York City, loan guarantees to

  and Proposition

  Brooks, Jack

  Brown, George

  Brown, Harold

  Brown, Paul

  Brown v. the Board of Education

  Brzezinski, Zbigniew

  and Iran

  and Libyan connection investigation

  Buchanan, Mary Estill

  Buckley v. Valeo

  Budget Control and Impoundment Act

  Bumpers, Dale

  and energy policy (1979)

  and natural gas legislation

  protesting Byrd’s tactics

  Bunning, Jim

  Burger, Warren

  Burke, Sheila

  Bush, George H. W.

  Bush, George W.

  Business community

  and labor law reform

  lobbying power of

  Business Roundtable

  Byrd, Harry

  Byrd, Robert

  and ACDA director nominee

  and Alaska lands legislation

  and American poverty

  Broder’s criticism of

  childhood, education, and family background of

  and China/Taiwan debate

  and Chrysler Corporation

  and civil rights

  conservative views of

  and Cuban missile brigade

  death of

  and Democratic majority leader bid

  early career of

  and election 1980

  and energy policy (1977)

  and energy policy (1979)

  and ethics code

  and filibuster rules, change in

  and foreign policy

  and Iran

  and Iranian hostage crisis

  and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination

  and labor law reform

  and Libyan connection investigation

  and limitations on outside income

  and natural gas legislation

  and Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees

  and Panama Canal treaties

  personality and physical appearance of

  and post-cloture filibuster

  power and leadership of

  and SALT II

  and Senate committee reorganization

  as Senate majority leader

  and Senate staff, professional women in

  and tax rebate

  California, and Proposition

  Camp David Accords

  Campaign contributions. See also Ethics code

  Carey, Hugh

  and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination

  and New York City, loan guarantees to

  Caro, Robert

  Carswell, G. Harrold

  Carter, Billy

  and Libyan connection investigation

  problems of

  testimony of

  Carter, Jimmy

  and ACDA director nominee

  achievements of

  and Afghanistan, Soviet invasion of

  and Alaska, environmental protection and conservation in

  and Alaska, executive orders to protect

  and Alaska lands legislation

  approval ratings of

  and arms control, and Soviet Union

  and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  and balanced budget

  and bipartisan support

  and B-1 bomber funding

  Broder’s criticism of

  and China/Taiwan debate

  and Chrysler Corporation

  and CIA director nominee

  and Congress, relationship between


  and economic policy

  and election 1980

  and energy policy (see Energy policy, 1977, 1979; Natural gas legislation 1977, 1978)

  and ethics code

  as failed president

  and federal judgeship nominee

  fireside chats of

  and foreign oil dependence

  and foreign policy (see Foreign policy; individual countries)

  and Governmental Affairs

  and human rights

  and interest groups

  and Iran

  and Iranian hostage crisis

  and Kennedy challenge for Democratic nomination

  and labor unions

  and Lance investigation

  and liberal wing, challenges from

  and Libyan connection investigation

  and “lust in his heart” confession

  and “malaise” speech

  McGovern’s criticism of

  and Middle East peace

  and Mondale, Walter

  national security nominations of

  and natural gas legislation (1978)

  and New York City, loan guarantees to

  and Panama Canal

  and Panama Canal treaties

  and peanut warehouse investigation

  and pork-barrel spending

  and presidential campaign

  Senate uncertainty about

  Senate victories over

  and tax cuts

  and tax rebate

  and UAW

  and water projects

  Carter, Rosalynn

  Carter-Torrijos Panama Canal statement

  amendments

  Case, Cliff

  Castro, Fidel

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  Carter’s nominee for director of

  investigation of

  and Iran

  See also Intelligence community

  Chafee, John

  Chamber of Commerce

  Chappaquiddick incident

  Checchi, Mary Jane

  Chiari, Roberto

  Chile

  China

  and Soviet Union

  and Vietnam

  China/Taiwan debate

  Christian right

  and Republican Party

  and Schiavo case

  See also New right; Right wing, of Republican Party

  Christopher, Warren

  and China/Taiwan debate

  and Panama Canal treaties

  Chrysler Corporation

  and bailout

  and financial problems

  Chrysler Loan Guarantee Act

  Church, Frank

  achievements of

  and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

  and bribes to foreign governments and defense contracts

  and China/Taiwan debate

  and corporations

 

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