legislators

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legislators

Clare Boothe Luce

1982
Written by a long-time friend, this biography portrays Luce's life, her personality, and her achievements in journalism, theater, politics, and diplomacy.

Fiorello

His Honor, the Little Flower
1981
A biography of Fiorello La Guardia who started his political career in the House of Representatives before gaining national fame as the mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945.

Ted Kennedy, the politician and the man

1980
A biography of Ted Kennedy discussing both his political and personal life.

Daniel Inouye

1977
A biography of the first Congressman from the state of Hawaii who was also the first American of Japanese descent to serve in the Congress of the United States.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

2003
A biography of former First Lady Hillary Clinton, from her "perfect" childhood and college years through her political life in Arkansas and Washington, D.C. to her election as senator from New York.

Barack Obama

our forty-fourth president
2009
A biography of forty-fourth U.S. President Barack Obama, covering his multicultural childhood, education, the influence of his father, connection to Civil Rights, and rise to the presidency after a long campaign, and includes a timeline and glossary.

Barbara Jordan

American hero
1998

Barbara Jordan

1977
A biography of the Congresswoman from Texas, the first African American woman ever to be elected to that office from the South.

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