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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
