Leadership and Parties II

Speakership Elections -- and more from Matt Glassman

Factions and Member Organizations

Note:  even majorities of the president's party may split with the administration agenda.  See Democrats on trade in 1993 and 2014.






The Johnson Network

• The Favor Bank

The Johnson Intelligence System

• One week after become president, LBJ mentions his long relationship with J. Edgar Hoover (ab at 19:00).

The Johnson Procedure

• Unanimous consent agreement -- functional equivalent of a House rule

The Johnson Treatment

• Caro on LBJ, the House, and the Senate

LBJ in Frank Underwood's office

 

The politics of decapitation

Newt v. O'Neill 1984 (start clip at 9:30)

Pelosi Style  (see, esp. Van Hollen's description)




Pelosi Approval

Pelosi and AOC

Two sides of Pelosi and religion:




The Mom Look