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Author : William McCarthy
Publisher : Vault Inc.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Interns (Legislation)
ISBN : 9781581312515
This new Vault guide provides an inside look at the opportunities available in government, public affairs, and politics in the nation's capital.
Author : Robert Parker
Publisher : Jove Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0515101893
Chauffeur maitre d' of the Senate Dining Room, author Robert Parker was in the middle of the incomparable world of high-power politics. There he heard many scandalous secrets first-hand. Now, he tells all.
Author : Elizabeth Purcell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467105828
Capitol Hill began as a thinly settled agricultural area. Beginning in the 1790s, the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard, a large industrial employer, spurred a building boom in new houses, hotels, and stores, a trend that continues to present day. This book focuses on buildings lost and saved.
Author : Marcie Sims
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476669724
The Capitol Page Program allowed teenagers to serve as nonpartisan federal employees performing a number of duties within the House, Senate and Supreme Court. Though only Senate Pages remain after the controversial closing of the House Page Program in 2011, current and former pages' unique perspectives still, and perhaps not surprisingly, play an important role in United States government. The author, a former Senate Page, shares firsthand accounts along with interviews of past pages and some current notable political figures. In-depth research into the history of Capitol Pages' duties, schooling, experiences, downfalls and victories--including the admission of the first African American and female pages--illustrates the importance of the program in both the lives of the pages and in American politics.
Author : Robert S. Pohl
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614234036
“Chronicles some of Capitol Hill’s most legendary scandals, ranging from duels to murder to sex” (Roll Call). Local historian and Walking Shtick tour guide Robert S. Pohl brings us Wicked Capitol Hill. Pohl includes such historic crimes as the affair between the congressman and the Capitol Hill cobbler’s daughter that ended in murder at the hands of the press. Tales range from the backrooms of Congress and the docks of the Naval Yard to the bars of 8th Street and the grave of an infamous madam buried at the Congressional Cemetery. Pohl balances the tales between those of government officials misbehaving on the Hill and of truly local crimes. Includes photos!
Author : Amy B. Zimmer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738571563
When Henry Cordes Brown donated a parcel of his land in 1868 as a location for a future state capitol, no one could imagine what a thriving neighborhood the area around "Brown's Bluff" would become. Twenty years later, Capitol Hill would grow into the city's most fashionable residential district. Through the years, Capitol Hill evolved, seeing everything from millionaire's row to skid row, and remains today one of Denver's most diverse and intriguing neighborhoods. Not only is the area home to Colorado's government, but it also contains some of the city's most remarkable architecture. More than that, however, the history of Capitol Hill is filled with memorable people, places, and stories.
Author : James J. Collins,Brenda G. Cox,Patrick A. Langan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : UCR:31210024792937
Author : Tim Krepp
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614236566
“In a sprightly, entertaining style, Krepp tells of the spooks and specters that haunt the U.S. Capitol, the Marine Barracks, and other sites and homes” (Hill Rag). From the Demon Cat that stalks the Washington crypt to the restless spirit of John Quincy Adams in Statuary Hall, it is no wonder that in 1898 the Philadelphia Press declared the Capitol to be the most thoroughly haunted building in the world. Yet there are as many ghosts in the neighborhood as there are beneath the dome. Local writer and guide Tim Krepp intrepidly takes on the best-known haunted tales while also exploring the lesser-known specters. From the weeping lady of the Maples to Commodore Tingey, who still stands watch in the Navy Yard, to the dozens of famous ghosts hosted by Congressional Cemetery, many former residents seem bound to their old home. Join Krepp as he explores the most historic and hair-raising haunts of the Hill. Includes photos “A hair-raising guide to Washington's ghosts.” —The Washington Post
Author : Richard Lawless
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-23
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780578209982
Perhaps one of the most thorough explorations of government corruption ever put in writing, this nonfiction account investigates the theft of trillions of U.S. dollars—money laundered in countries that are hostile to the United States. The ratings agencies, the banks, and our politicians are funding anti-American activity against their own people—and they couldn’t care less. The FBI refuses to investigate, the U.S. Attorneys refuse to prosecute, and the Securities and Exchange Commission refuses to protect the public. With enough evidence to investigate and prosecute over one thousand high-ranking government employees, bankers, and politicians, Capitol Hill’s Criminal Underground will show that the level of arrogance and contempt our political leaders hold for the American people is boundless.
Author : Grooms, Thomas B.
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1455608122
Author : Kurt F. Stone
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810877382
This volume includes entries on every Jewish member of Congress. Each entry identifies the member's political party and the years of service, provides a biographical sketch, often numbering several pages, and includes references for further study. This is the most comprehensive and extensive resource on the legacy of Jewish representation and influence in the United States Congress.
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Public buildings
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127370380
Author : Paul Kelsey Williams,Gregory J. Alexander
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738516155
Capitol Hill celebrates one of the largest historic districts in the nation and a neighborhood rich in history that shaped a nation and the world. Beginning as a port area on the high plateau near the deep water of the Anacostia River, Capitol Hill was largely shaped by the early residential development near the Navy Yard. Later home to middle-class workers in the 19th century, Capitol Hill is now one of Washington's most elite neighborhoods. While the name of the current neighborhood is derived from its proximity to the United States Capitol, it is actually not located on a hill. Situated on the highest point of land between the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, Capitol Hill began as a small cluster of homes located at First and Second Streets along New Jersey Avenue, Southeast around 1800. The neighborhood was also home to hospitals and boarding houses during the Civil War. The area now known as the Capitol Hill Historic District was primarily built up in the 1880s and 1890s for speculative housing on a more modest scale, but now the district is considered elite with more senators and members of Congress residing there than in any other neighborhood. This volume contains more than 200 images of these prominent homes and noteworthy points of national interest, including Union Station, the Navy Yard, Eastern Market, and the B&O Railroad Company.
Author : Nicholas Balthazar
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626363229
In presenting the ideal skills, abilities, and qualities of a successful politico, The Capitol Hill Playbook speaks to today’s generation of staffers like no other book before it. Weaving together Renaissance-era political philosophies and contemporary illustrations, Nicholas Balthazar enlists the help of Niccolò Machiavelli, author of the venerable political treatise The Prince, and Baldassare Castiglione, author of The Book of the Courtier—the authoritative account of Renaissance court life—to demonstrate two models of political life and their applicability today. Balthazar offers readers a path between these two methods, exploring the mechanics of working for elected officials but also discussing the philosophies behind contemporary political work. The Capitol Hill Playbook answers all the questions a newly hired staffer might want to ask: • Why do politicians run for office? • Why is devotion so important in politics? • Why must a staffer be a good communicator? • Why are friendships such an essential and elusive part of political life? • How do you win a political knife fight? • Why should a political staffer never wear a bow tie to the office? • And more! A provocative and informative read, The Capitol Hill Playbook will be indispensible to any political aspirant and, with an intriguing look back to the Renaissance, reveals how politics today has both changed and remained the same through the centuries.
Author : Jeffrey E. Cohen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231548199
Can presidents influence whether Congress enacts their agenda? Most research on presidential-congressional relations suggests that presidents have little if any influence on Congress. Instead, structural factors like party control largely determine the fate of the president’s legislative agenda. In The President on Capitol Hill, Jeffrey E. Cohen challenges this conventional view, arguing that existing research has underestimated the president’s power to sway Congress and developing a new theory of presidential influence. Cohen demonstrates that by taking a position, the president converts an issue from a nonpresidential into a presidential one, which leads members of Congress to consider the president’s views when deciding how to vote. Presidential position taking also converts the factors that normally affect roll call voting—such as party, public opinion, and policy type—into resources that presidents can leverage to influence the vote. By testing all House roll calls from 1877 to 2012, Cohen finds that not only do presidents have more influence than previously thought, but through their influence, they can affect the substance of public policy. The President on Capitol Hill offers a new perspective on presidential-congressional relations, showing that presidents are not simply captives of larger political forces but rather major players in the legislative process.
