List of Abbreviations
Series Foreword, Burdett A. Loomis
Preface and Acknowledgments, Frank H. Mackaman and Sean Q. Kelly
1. Robert H. Michel: A Life Preparing for Public Service, Frank H. Mackaman
2. Bob Michel and the Politics of Appropriations, Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly
3. Bob Michel in the Land of Giants: Relationship Politics in the 1980s, Burdett A. Loomis
4. Rising to Leadership in an Era of Political Change: Bob Michel and the 1970s House Minority Party, Scott R. Meinke
5. Michel as Minority Leader: Minority Party Strategies and Tactics in the Postreform House, Douglas B. Harris and matthew N. Green
6. Leading the Minority: Guiding Policy Change through Legislative Waters, Andrew J. Taylor
7. Leading Gently on Taxes, Matthew S. Mendez
8. From “Exhilarating Days” to Pragmatic Politics: Bob Michel’s Leadership in the Budget Process, 1981-1994, Daniel J. Palazzolo
9. Anticipating the Revolution: Michel and Republican Congressional Reform Efforts, Douglas B. Harris
10. Bob Michel and the Legacy of Committee Reform, Colton C. Campbell
11. Bob Michel, Newt Gingrich, and the Republican Leadership Dilemma, C. Lawrence Evans
12. A “Less Pleasant” Election: Bob Michel and the 1982 Congressional Midterms, Robert David Johnson
13. From Expansionism to Protectionism and Back Again: Conditional Incumbency, Disruption, and the Reimagination of Bob Michel’s Representational Style, David C. W. Parker
14. Bob Michel Calls It Quits, Frank H. Mackaman
Appendix: Reflections, Mike Johnson, Ray LaHood, and William “Billy” Pitts
About Robert H. Michel
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
A photo gallery follows page 185