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Clear it with Sid! : Sidney R. Yates and fifty years of presidents, pragmatism, and public service /

From 1949 to 1999, Congressman Sidney R. Yates of Illinois served under ten Presidents of the United States and eight Speakers of the House of Representatives. He debated and helped shape many of the major issues which formed America's dominance of the postwar world. In particular, as an Approp...

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Main Authors:	Dorf, Michael C. (Author), Van Dusen, George (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Yates, Sidney Richard, > 1909-2000. United States. > Congress. > House > Biography. Legislators > United States > Biography. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989. United States > Politics and government > 1989-1993. United States > Politics and government > 1993-2001.

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