The Austin-Boston Connection : Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937–1989

For The More Than Fifty Years That Democrats Controlled The U.s. House Of Representatives, Leadership Was Divided Between Massachusetts And Texas. The Austin-boston Connection Analyzes The Importance Of The Friendships (especially Mentor-protege Relationships) And Enmi-ties Within Congressional Delegations, Regional Affinities, And The Lynchpin Practice Of Appointing The Democratic Whip.