Reagan's Mandate: Anecdotes From Inside Washington's Iron Triangle

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Item Height: 0.9 in Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2009 Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History Item Length: 9 in Author: Barbara N. Mclennan gtin13: 9781438902852 Item Width: 6 in Book Title: Reagan's Mandate : Anecdotes from inside Washington's Iron Triangle Item Weight: 22.1 Oz Number of Pages: 320 Pages Language: English Illustrator: Yes Publisher: Authorhouse ISBN: 9781438902852 Topic: General, Presidents & Heads of State, Women's Studies, Commercial Policy, Public Policy / Economic Policy, American Government / Executive Branch, Taxation / General

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Reagan's Mandate: Anecdotes From Inside Washington's Iron Triangle ISBN13: 9781438902852 ISBN10: 1438902859 Author: McLennan, Barbara N. (Author) Description: Reagan's Mandate-Anecdotes From Inside Washington's Iron Triangle, Describes How Washington's Iron Triangle--The Combination Of Congress, Lobbies, And Administration --Changed Our National Government Thirty Years Ago The Book Recounts Dr Mclennan's Journey, In The 1970S And 1980S, From University Professor To Minority Staff Member On The House Budget Committee , To The Office Of A Young Senator, To The Treasury Department To Work On Tax Reform, And To The Commerce Department Where As Deputy Assistant Secretary For Trade Information And Analysis She Represented The U S To International Organizations And Supervised The Preparation Of Numerous Government Publications The Memoir Is Unique Because Dr Mclennan Was The Only Congressional Staff Member To Work Both On Reagan's First Budget In The House And His First Tax Bill In The Senate These Bills Passed Congress With Strong Bipartisan Support In 1984, As The Only Congressional Staffer To Move To The Treasury Department, She Participated In The Preparation Of The Study That Proposed Tax Reform Based On This Study, Congress In 1986 Reformed The Income Tax With Bipartisan Support All Of These Events Occurred At A Time When Very Few Women Held Senior Positions In The U S Government When Dr Mclennan Entered The Job Market Many Women Didn't Work, And Most Didn't Pursue Higher Education The Only Female In Many College Classes, She Became One Of Very Few Women In 1965 Who Earned A Ph D In Political Science From The University Of Wisconsin Only Small Numbers Of Women Then Worked As Business Executives, Professors, Lawyers, Doctors, Or Senior Government Officials Reagan's Mandate Tells About Women's Progress In The U S Job Market Over The Last Part Of The Twentieth Century Reagan's Mandate Shows How Our Federal Government Made Decisions When The President Set The Agenda, Congress Passed The Laws, And Elected Political Majorities Were Small And Weak The Memoir Addresses Election Year Issues Of Concern To People Who Care About The Day-To-Day Operations And Policy Change In Our Government: Budget Balancing, Taxes, And International Trade Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: AUTHORHOUSE Publication Date: 2009-03-03 Weight: 1.38 lbs Dimensions: 0.88'' H x 9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 320 Language: English