Statesmen and Mischief Makers: Officeholders and Their Contributions to History from Kennedy to Reagan

By Scott Crass

Historically, when sweeping policy changes or legislation of indelible consequence are signed into law, Presidents receive the credit. There is a good reason for that. Without the Chief Executive putting his pen to paper, these advancements would have nary a chance of becoming reality. In most cases, though, a President's signature is simply the culmination of a long fight to make an idea or actual proposal a reality. In fact, quite often it is members of Congress who nurture proposals from inception to the President's desk. Like a train leaving its first station, the legislative process often starts with a handful of people on board until slowly, a few more passengers hop on at each stop and before long, there is a full car with people standing in the aisles. Often times, a bill becoming a law is no different.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503587630
• ISBN13: 9781503587632
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 670 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"