When Lee H. Hamilton joined Congress in 1965 as a U.S. Representative from southern Indiana, he began writing commentaries for his constituents describing his experiences, impressions, and developing views of what was right and wrong in American politics. He continued to write regularly throughout his 34 years in office and up to the present. Lively and full of his distinctive insights, Hamilton's essays provide vivid accounts of national milestones over the past fifty years: from the protests of the Sixties, the Vietnam War, and the Great Society reforms, through the Watergate and Iran-Contra affairs, to the post-9/11 years. Hamilton offers frank and sometimes surprising reflections on Congress, the presidency, and presidential character from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama. He argues that there are valuable lessons to be learned from past years, when Congress worked better than it does now. Offering history, politics, and personal reflections all at once, this book will appeal to everyone interested in understanding America of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Lee H. Hamilton served Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1999. He is founding director of The Center on Congress at Indiana University and past president and director of the Woodrow Wilson Center. One of the nation's foremost experts on Congress, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, he served as vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, and a member of the CIA External Advisory Board. He continues to play a leading role in public affairs and is currently a member of the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council. Hamilton is Professor of Practice in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Distinguished Scholar in the School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. He is author of How Congress Works and Why You Should Care (IUP, 2004) and Strengthening Congress (IUP, 2009).
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