William L. Clay

Gebundenes Buch

Bill Clay: A Political Voice at the Grass Roots

Beschreibung

As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation.

Autor

Bill Clay was in elective office for forty-one years, representing St. Louis City and parts of its surrounding suburbs. He was first elected in 1959 to the St. Louis Board of Alderman and then in 1964 was elected as Democratic ward committeeman. In 1968, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and was subsequently reelected to serve the next fifteen terms, for a total of thirty-two years. He retired in 2000 as the third most senior member of the House.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Missouri Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 165mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9781883982522
• ISBN-10: 1883982529
• Artikelnr.: 13674254