Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition

Published by University of Texas Press 2004

Profiles in Power

Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition

Edited by: Kenneth E. Hendrickson , Michael L. Collins and Patrick L. Cox

In the series Focus on American History Series

https://doi.org/10.7560/702400

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About this book

Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.

Author / Editor information

Kenneth E. Hendrickson Jr. is Hardin Distinguished Professor of American History and Chair of the Department of History at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

Michael L. Collins is Professor of History and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

Patrick Cox is Assistant Director of the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Michael L. Collins Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Edward M. House Robert C. Hilderbrand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Morris Sheppard Richard Bailey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
John Nance Garner Patrick Cox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Jesse Jones Walter L. Buenger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Tom Connally Janet Schmelzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Sam Rayburn D. Clayton Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Lyndon Baines Johnson Kenneth E. Hendrickson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Ralph Yarborough Michael L. Collins and Patrick Cox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Barbara Jordan Vista McCroskey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
John Tower George N. Green and John J. Kushma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Jim Wright Ben Procter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Lloyd Bentsen Jr. Michael L. Collins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
George Bush Dorothy DeMoss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
Henry B. Gonzalez Julie Leininger Pycior Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 388

eBook

Published: January 1, 2010
ISBN: 9780292798427