Combat - Twelve Years In the U.S. Senate

Rudman, Warren B.

ISBN 10: 0679441352 / ISBN 13: 9780679441359

Published by New York: Random House, 1996, 1996

About this Item

Half-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287 pages including index. There is minor shelf wear on the edges, and the price has been cut out of the dust jacket, but otherwise the book is in fine condition. This book gives an inside look at the Senate and all the key players. It is a very candid account of Rudman's career. A good book for the history or politcal science student.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Combat - Twelve Years In the U.S. Senate
• Publisher: New York: Random House, 1996
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679441352
• ISBN 13: 9780679441359
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Millions of Americans distrust Congress and its members. In Combat: Twelve Years in the U.S. Senate, one of the most respected and popular senators of recent times shows from the inside how the Senate works - and why it often doesn't work. Admired by his colleagues for his bluntness, decency, and courage, Warren B. Rudman gives a candid account of the legislative process as it really is.
Rudman focuses on four historic Senate actions in which he played a central role: the Gramm-Rudman act - the audacious 1985 attempt to force a balanced budget on an unwilling Congress and president; the Keating Five ethics committee hearings, which revealed the thin line between campaign finance and corruption; the Iran-Contra investigation, Rudman's no-holds-barred account of the Reagan administration's biggest scandal; and the appointment of his colleague and close friend David Souter to the Supreme Court.
Rudman offers vivid portraits of the men he worked with: Dole, Packwood, Baker, Helms, Gramm, and the two presidents he served under - Reagan and Bush. He writes unflinchingly about his colleagues and about the legislative process. Here is the inner world of the Senate club, revealed by the man who was often called "the conscience of the Senate. " Combat is one of the most important books on American politics to be published in years.

About the Author

As a young man, Warren Rudman saw combat as a platoon leader and company commander during the Korean War.  A Republican, Rudman was elected to two terms in the U.S. Senate, where he fought for a balanced budget, campaign finance reform, and an end to Pentagon waste.  He played a leading role in the Iran-Contra and Keating Five investigations and in the nomination of his friend David Souter to the Supreme Court.  After retiring from the Senate in 1992, Rudman co-founded the Concord Coalition, which works nationally for a balanced budget.  He now practices law with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison and serves as vice chairman of President Clinton's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He divides his time between New Hampshire and Washington, D.C.