One of the nation's most effective congressional leaders, Sam Rayburn served as Speaker of the Ho...

In recent years, judicial elections have changed dramatically. The elections themselves have beco...

This book examines the life of Nicholas Longworth, who held the office of Speaker of the House fr...

The Lone Star State finds itself in the midst of a great transition. No longer the rustic frontie...

For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leader...

Supreme Anecdotes

Inspired by his parents’ love for the written word, former Speaker of the House Jim Wright develo...

January 6, 1955. It was on the occasion of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s third annual State of...

Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People provides too...

Inspired by his parents’ love for the written word, former Speaker of the House Jim Wright develo...

'A joint project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press.'

Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People provides too...

Reflections on Wright is a collection of essays on Jim Wright from his early years through his re...

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