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Drawing from his thousands of pages of notes written while serving as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, John Lawrence has written a narrative documenting his insider perspective from 2005 to 2010. Lawrence’s observations provide an unparalleled look at the interpersonal relationships of major political leaders and institutions.

Table of Contents
  • Dedication and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: Discouraged, Disorganized, Defeated
  • 1. The New Direction: “:6 for ‘06”
  • 2. “I Had to Win the House First”

    3. Madam Speaker

  • 4. “Everything Becomes Urgent”
  • 5. “The Slowest Ship”
  • 6. The Economy Wobbles
  • 7. “The Flagship”
  • 8. “You Can’t Have It the Way You Want to Have It”
  • 9. “The Prospects Don’t Look Good”
  • 10. Yes, We Can!
  • 11. The Abyss
  • 12. “We Have to Look Out for Ourselves”
  • 13. “The Country Is Falling Apart!”
  • 14. “Like Swans going Across the Lake”
  • 15. The Firehose
  • 16. Short-Circuited
  • 17. “Number One among Equals”
  • 18. The Summer of Hate
  • 19. “The Most Important Bill You Will Ever Vote For”
  • 20. “Let’s Go for It!”
  • 21. The Unwinnable War
  • 22. ”Keep Steering the Ship”
  • 23. The Unfinished Agenda
  • 24. The “Shellacking”
  • 25. Their Last Bow
  • Conclusion: The Perishability of Power
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Guide to the John A. Lawrence Papers
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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        Publisher: University Press of Kansas
        Publication Date: 27/09/2022
        ISBN13: 9780700633791, 978-0700633791
        ISBN10: 0700633790
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Drawing from his thousands of pages of notes written while serving as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, John Lawrence has written a narrative documenting his insider perspective from 2005 to 2010. Lawrence’s observations provide an unparalleled look at the interpersonal relationships of major political leaders and institutions.

        Table of Contents
        • Dedication and Acknowledgments
        • Introduction
        • Prologue: Discouraged, Disorganized, Defeated
        • 1. The New Direction: “:6 for ‘06”
        • 2. “I Had to Win the House First”

          3. Madam Speaker

        • 4. “Everything Becomes Urgent”
        • 5. “The Slowest Ship”
        • 6. The Economy Wobbles
        • 7. “The Flagship”
        • 8. “You Can’t Have It the Way You Want to Have It”
        • 9. “The Prospects Don’t Look Good”
        • 10. Yes, We Can!
        • 11. The Abyss
        • 12. “We Have to Look Out for Ourselves”
        • 13. “The Country Is Falling Apart!”
        • 14. “Like Swans going Across the Lake”
        • 15. The Firehose
        • 16. Short-Circuited
        • 17. “Number One among Equals”
        • 18. The Summer of Hate
        • 19. “The Most Important Bill You Will Ever Vote For”
        • 20. “Let’s Go for It!”
        • 21. The Unwinnable War
        • 22. ”Keep Steering the Ship”
        • 23. The Unfinished Agenda
        • 24. The “Shellacking”
        • 25. Their Last Bow
        • Conclusion: The Perishability of Power
        • Notes
        • Bibliographical Guide to the John A. Lawrence Papers
        • Selected Bibliography
        • Index

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