The Last Great Senate
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and Cuban missile brigade
early career of
and election 1980
and foreign policy
and intelligence community investigation
and Iranian hostage crisis
and IRS investigation
and OPEC
and Panama Canal
and Panama Canal treaties
personality of
post-Senate career of
and presidential campaign 1976,
and SALT II
as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair
and Vietnam War
Church Committee
CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
Civil rights
and Byrd, Robert
and Eisenhower, Dwight
and Helms, Jesse
and Johnson, Lyndon
and Kennedy, John
and Ribicoff, Abraham
Senate support for
and Supreme Court
Civil Rights Act
and Bayh, Birch
and Brooks, Jack
and Byrd, Robert
and Dirksen, Everett
and Goldwater, Barry
and Humphrey, Hubert
and Javits, Jacob
and Johnson, Lyndon
and Magnuson, Warren
and Mondale
Title IX
Civil Service Reform Act
Clark, Dick
and election 1978
and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination
Clark, Joseph
Clean Air Act
Clifford, Clark
and Cuban missile brigade
Clinton, Bill
impeachment of
Clinton, Hillary
Coastal Zone Management Act
Cohen, William
COINTELPRO
Collins, Susan
and economic crisis 2008
Colmer, William
Congress
Broder’s criticism of
and Carter, relationship between
“greatest” members of
legislative achievements of
powers of
and presidential campaign 1976
Constitution
Senate oath to defend
Senate relationship to
Constitutional system
Cooper, John Sherman
Core of Engineers Projects
Corporations. See also Chrysler Corporation
Corruption. See also Ethics
Cox, Archibald
Cranston, Alan
and Alaska lands legislation
career of
and election 1980
and SALT II
Cuba
Cuban missile brigade
Cuban missile crisis
Culver, John
and B-1 bomber funding
education of
and election 1980
and Iran
and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination
and SALT II
Curtis, Carl
Daley, Richard
D’Amato, Alphonse
Danforth, John
achievements of
and Christian right
and energy policy (1979)
and Schiavo case
Daschle, Tom
Dayan, Moshe
“Deadly dozen” list
DeConcini, Dennis
DeConcini amendment (Panama Canal treaties)
Defense contracts, and bribes to foreign governments
Defense Intelligence Agency
Deng Xiaoping
Department of Energy
Détente policy
Dirksen, Everett
and Baker, Howard
career of
legacy of
Senate building named for
Dirksen, Joy
Dixon, Alan
Dobrynin, Anatoly
Dodd, Chris
and election 1980
Dolan, Terry
Dole, Robert
and Iranian hostage crisis
and Libyan connection investigation
and McGovern, George
and patent policy
as Senate leader
and World War II
Domenici, Pete
and Baker, Howard
and natural gas legislation
Douglas, Paul
Duberstein, Ken
Dukakis, Michael
Durenberger, David
Durkin, John
Eagleton, Thomas
achievements of
and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
and automobile industry
career of
and Chrysler Corporation
and election 1972
and election 1980
and inspectors general legislation
and Iran
and limitations on outside income
and mental illness
personality of
physical appearance of
Earth Day
Eastland, James
Economic crisis (2008)
Economic policy. See also Economy, U.S.
Economy, U.S.
and automobile industry (see also Chrysler Corporation)
and economic crisis (2008)
and patent policy
post-World War II
and small business
and tax cuts
and trade agreements
See also Economic policy
Egypt
arms sales to
See also Middle East Peace
Ehrenhalt, Alan
Eisenhower, Dwight
and civil rights
and Panama Canal
Eisenhower administration
Eizenstat, Stuart
Election 1948
Election 1958
Election 1960
Election 1962
Election 1964
Election 1968
Election 1972
Election 1974
Election 1976
Election 1978
Election 1980
and Great Senate, end of
and Iranian hostage crisis
and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination
and new right
and Reagan/Carter debate
results of
and right wing, of Republican Party
and Senate races
Election 2008
Elections, and labor unions
Employee Fair Choice Act
Employee Retirement Insurance Savings Act (ERISA)
Energy crisis, and Iranian Revolution
Energy Department
Energy Mobilization Board
Energy policy (1977)
failure of
filibuster of
and natural gas(see also Natural gas legislation, 1978)
and oil
Energy policy (1979)
amendments to
and Energy Mobilization Board
filibuster of
and Muskie-Ribicoff substitute
and oil price decontrol
and synthetic fuels
windfall profits tax
See also Natural gas legislation (1978)
Environmental issues
and Muskie, Edmund
and Nelson, Gaylord
Environmental protection and conservation, in Alaska. See also Alaska lands legislation
Equal Rights Amendment
ERISA. See Employee Retirement Insurance Savings Act
Ervin, Sam
Escobar, Romulo
Ethics code
and campaign contributions
and honoraria
and limitations on outside income
Ethics in Government Act
Europe, and trade agreements
Executive, power of
Facts of the Matter (television news commentary)
> Fahd (crown prince of Saudi Arabia)
Fairbank, John K.
FBI. See Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). See also Intelligence community
Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal judgeship
Feinberg, Kenneth
F-15s
Filibuster
and energy policy (1977)
and energy policy (1979)
and Helms, Jesse
post-cloture
rules, change in
See also Holds
Fireside chats, and Carter, Jimmy
Fletcher, A. J.
Flug, Jim
Food Stamp Program
Ford, Gerald
and arms control, and Soviet Union
and election 1976
and New York City, loan guarantees to
and Nixon pardon
Ford, Henry
Foreign governments, bribes to, and defense contracts
Foreign intelligence, and wiretapping
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Foreign policy
and Byrd, Robert
and Church, Frank
and corporations
See also individual countries
Fortas, Abe
Fosdick, Dorothy
Fraser, Doug
Freedom of Information Act
Frist, Bill
Fulbright, William
and arms control, and Soviet Union
and Vietnam War
Gaddafi, Muammar al-
Galifianakis, Nick
Gann, Paul
Garn, Jake
and Chrysler Corporation
Gays and lesbians in the military
Gingrich, Newt
and election 1978
Giuliani, Rudy
Glenn, John
Goldwater, Barry
and China/Taiwan debate
and Chrysler Corporation
and Panama Canal treaties
praising Gary Hart
Gore, Albert, Sr.
Gorton, Slade
Gould, Lewis L.
Governmental Affairs
and Lance investigation
Grassley, Charles
Grassroots lobbying. See also Lobbying power
Gravel, Mike
and Alaska lands legislation
and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
career of
and election 1980
and energy policy (1979)
and Panama Canal treaties
Great Senate
achievements of
and bipartisanship
brief comeback of
essence of
imperfections of
legislative achievements of
members of
qualities of
and reasons for greatness
staff of
and team spirit
and World War II
See also Senate
Greenwald, Gerald
Griffin, Robert
as minority whip
and Senate minority leader bid
Gromyko, Andrei
Gruening, Clark
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Gurney, Ed
Hammond, Jay
Hansen, Clifford
Harlan, John
Harriman, W. Averill
Harris, Fred
Hart, Gary
and Alaska lands legislation
and election 1980
and energy policy (1979)
and natural gas legislation
and SALT II
Hart, Peter
Hart, Phil
Haskell, Floyd
Hatch, Orrin
and labor law reform
and Panama Canal treaties
Hatfield, Mark
and Alaska lands legislation
and natural gas legislation
Hayakawa, S. I.
Haynesworth, Clement
Healthcare issue
and Kennedy, Ted
and Obama, Barack
Heflin, Howell
Heinemann, Robert
Heinz, John
Helms, Jesse
and abortion issue
achievements of
and China/Taiwan debate
and civil rights
and constitutional amendments
early career of
and election 1972
and election 1978
and filibuster
forcing of senators to make controversial votes
and hard-right intolerance
and national “conservative” constituency
and new right
as newly elected senator
and Nixon, Richard
and obstructionism
and Panama Canal treaties
and “permanent campaign,”
political strategy of
and Reagan, Ronald
as Senate Foreign Relations Committee member
and social issues
and Soviet Union
television editorials of
Heritage Foundation
Hill, Anita
Holds. See also Filibuster
Hollings, Ernest “Fritz”
and election 1980
and labor law reform
and ocean pollution
and Panama Canal treaties
Holtzman, Elizabeth
Honoraria. See also Ethics code
Hruska, Roman
Huckabee, Mike
Human rights
in Iran
Humphrey, Gordon
Humphrey, Hubert
achievements of
career of
death of
and Democratic majority leader bid
and Johnson, Lyndon
personality of
as Senate deputy president pro tempore
and Vietnam War
Iaccoca, Lee
ICBMs. See Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Inouye, Daniel
and election of 1962
member of Watergate Committee
and World War II
chairs Iran-contra investigation
Inspectors General Act
Inspectors general legislation
Intelligence community. See also CIA; FBI
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)
Interest groups
Internal Revenue Service, investigation of
Iran
arms sales to
human rights in
oil in
Iran-contra affair
Iranian hostage crisis
and rescue mission
and U.S. sanctions
Iranian Revolution, and U.S. energy crisis
IRS. See Internal Revenue Service
Israel
arms sales to
See also Middle East Peace
Israel/Egypt agreement
ITT-CIA investigation
Jackson, Henry “Scoop,”
and ACDA director nominee
and Alaska lands legislation
and arms control, and Soviet Union
and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
childhood and education of
and energy policy (1977)
and energy policy (1979)
and Iranian hostage crisis
and Kennedy challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination
and natural gas legislation
personality of
and presidential campaign 1976,
and SALT II
and Senate staff, professional women in
Jackson, Robert
Japan, and trade agreements
Javits, Jacob “Jack,”
achievements of
and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
and China/Taiwan debate
and election 1980
family of
/> health issues of
and labor law reform
and Middle East peace
and New York City, loan guarantees to
personality of
physical illness of
post-Senate career of
Jefferson, Thomas
Johnson, Lyndon
and Baker, Bobby
and civil rights
and Clark, Joseph
and Humphrey, Hubert
and Muskie, Edmund
and Panama Canal
personality of
as Senate leader
as vice presidential nominee
and Vietnam War
Johnston, Bennett
and energy policy (1979)
and natural gas legislation
Jordan, B. Everett
Jordan, Hamilton
Jorden, William
J.P. Stevens Company
Kassebaum, Nancy Landon
Kasten, Robert
Kemp, Jack
Kemp-Roth tax cut
Kennedy, Edward “Ted,”
achievements of
and airline regulation
attractiveness and personality of
and challenge to Carter for Democratic nomination
and Chappaquiddick incident
and Chrysler Corporation
and crime/gun control
death of
early career of
and election 1962
and energy policy (1979)
family of
family tragedies of
and federal judgeship nominee
and healthcare issue
as Judiciary Committee chair
and lame-duck session, 1980
legacy of
and Memphis speech
and Mudd interview
and national health insurance
and Nixon’s reelection campaign investigation
popularity of
as Senate whip
and shah of Iran
and staff, Judiciary Committee
and staff, Senate
and UAW
and Watergate
and wiretapping and foreign intelligence
Kennedy, John
and American poverty
assassination of
and civil rights
and environmental issues
and Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
and McGovern, George
popularity of
Kennedy, Robert
assassination of
and Vietnam War
Kerry, John
Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah
and Iranian hostage crisis
Khrushchev, Nikita
King, Ed
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kissinger, Henry
and arms control, and Soviet Union
and arms sales to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
and China
détente policy of
and Panama Canal
Koch, Edward
and New York City, loan guarantees to
Korry, Edward
Kozak, Mike
Kristol, Irving
Labor law reform
and business community
and cloture
and small business
Labor unions
and elections
lobbying power of
in New York City
See also AFL-CIO; UAW
Laffer, Arthur