Contents

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The Cannon Centenary Conference

                                 Part I
                 The Changing Nature of the Speakership
      INTRODUCTION............................................
                                                                       3
        Daniel P. Mulhollan, Director, Congressional Research 
        Service, Library of Congress..........................
                                                                    3, 6
        Gary Copeland, Director, Carl Albert Center...........
                                                                       4
      THE O'NEILL SPEAKERSHIP.................................
                                                                       9
        Gary Hymel 
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                                               9, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
        John A. Farrell.......................................
                                                                  11, 30
        The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski 
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                                                          22, 29, 30, 31
        The Honorable Mickey Edwards..........................
                                                                  24, 30
      THE WRIGHT SPEAKERSHIP..................................
                                                                      33
        Janet Hook 
        .......................................................
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                                                          33, 48, 54, 56
        Speaker James C. Wright, Jr...........................
                                                                      34
        The Honorable David E. Bonior.........................
                                                                      48
        The Honorable Tom Loeffler............................
                                                                      54
      REFLECTIONS ON THE ROLE OF THE SPEAKER IN THE MODERN DAY 
      HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES................................
                                                                      59
        Introduction, The Honorable Robert H. Michel..........
                                                                      59
        Speaker J. Dennis Hastert.............................
                                                                      60
      THE FOLEY SPEAKERSHIP...................................
                                                                      65
        Jeff Biggs 
        .......................................................
        .........
                                                      65, 80, 82, 84, 86
        Speaker Thomas S. Foley 
        ..............................................
                                                          69, 80, 83, 84
        The Honorable Bill Frenzel............................
                                                                      75
        The Honorable Vic Fazio...............................
                                                                      77
      THE HISTORICAL SPEAKERSHIP..............................
                                                                      87
        Introduction, James C. Billington, Librarian of 
        Congress ...
                                                              87, 95, 97
        Professor Robert V. Remini, Kluge Scholar.............
                                                                  89, 96
      THE GINGRICH SPEAKERSHIP................................
                                                                      99
        Donald Wolfensberger .................................
                                             99, 107, 110, 115, 117, 118
        Speaker Newt Gingrich 
        ...................................................
                                                           100, 115, 118
        The Honorable Leon E. Panetta 
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                                                                107, 117
        The Honorable Robert S. Walker........................
                                                                     110
          
                                                                        
                                 Part II
                     Perspectives on the Speakership
      Chapter 1: The Speakership in Historical Perspective, by 
      Ronald M. Peters, Jr....................................
                                                                     121
      Chapter 2: Speakers Reed, Cannon, and Gingrich: 
      Catalysts of Institutional and Procedural Change, by 
      Walter J. Oleszek and Richard C. Sachs..................
                                                                     128
      Chapter 3: The Speaker of the House and the Committee on 
      Rules, by Christopher M. Davis..........................
                                                                     141
      Chapter 4: The Speaker and the Senate, by Elizabeth 
      Rybicki.................................................
                                                                     158
      Chapter 5: The Speaker and the Press, by Betsy Palmer...
                                                                     168
      Chapter 6: The Speaker and the President: Conflict and 
      Cooperation, by R. Eric Petersen........................
                                                                     181
      Chapter 7: Speakers, Presidents, and National 
      Emergencies, by Harold C. Relyea........................
                                                                     195
      Chapter 8: The Changing Speakership, by Ronald M. 
      Peters, Jr..............................................
                                                                     218

                                Part III
                               Appendices
      Biographies.............................................
                                                                     239
      List of Conference Participants.........................
                                                                     248