Download or read book The Capitol Hill Playbook written by Nicholas Balthazar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In presenting the ideal skills, abilities, and qualities of a successful politico, The Capitol Hill Playbook speaks to today’s generation of staffers like no other book before it. Weaving together Renaissance-era political philosophies and contemporary illustrations, Nicholas Balthazar enlists the help of Niccolò Machiavelli, author of the venerable political treatise The Prince, and Baldassare Castiglione, author of The Book of the Courtier—the authoritative account of Renaissance court life—to demonstrate two models of political life and their applicability today. Balthazar offers readers a path between these two methods, exploring the mechanics of working for elected officials but also discussing the philosophies behind contemporary political work. The Capitol Hill Playbook answers all the questions a newly hired staffer might want to ask: • Why do politicians run for office? • Why is devotion so important in politics? • Why must a staffer be a good communicator? • Why are friendships such an essential and elusive part of political life? • How do you win a political knife fight? • Why should a political staffer never wear a bow tie to the office? • And more! A provocative and informative read, The Capitol Hill Playbook will be indispensible to any political aspirant and, with an intriguing look back to the Renaissance, reveals how politics today has both changed and remained the same through the centuries.
Download or read book Capitol Hill Playbook written by Nicholas Balthazar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In presenting the ideal skills, abilities, and qualities of a successful politico, The Capitol Hill Playbook speaks to today's generation of staffers like no other book before it. Weaving together Renaissance-era political philosophies and contemporary illustrations, Nicholas Balthazar enlists the help of Niccolò Machiavelli, author of the venerable political treatise The Prince, and Baldassare Castiglione, author of The Book of the Courtier-the authoritative account of Renaissance court life-to demonstrate two models of political life and their applicability today.Balthazar offers readers a path between these two methods, exploring the mechanics of working for elected officials but also discussing the philosophies behind contemporary political work. The Capitol Hill Playbook answers all the questions a newly hired staffer might want to ask: - Why do politicians run for office?- Why is devotion so important in politics?- Why must a staffer be a good communicator?- Why are true friendships such an essential and elusive part of political life?- How do you win a political knife fight?- Why should a political staffer never wear a bow tie to the office?- And more!A provocative and informative read, The Capitol Hill Playbook will be indispensable to any political aspirant and, with an intriguing look back to the Renaissance, reveals how politics today has both changed and remained the same through the centuries.
Download or read book The Hill to Die on written by Jake Sherman and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 2019 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With control of both the House and Senate up for grabs in 2018 and the direction of the nation resting on the outcome, never has a more savage, unrelenting fight been waged in the raptor cage that is the U.S. congress. From the torrid struggle between the conservative Freedom Caucus and Speaker Paul Ryan for control of the house, to the sexual assault accusations against Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that threw the Senate into turmoil, to the pitched battles across America in primaries, the road to the midterm election has been paved with chaos and intrigue. And that's before one considers that it's all refracted through the kaleidoscopic lens of President Trump, who can turn any situation on its head with just a single tweet. With inside access that ushers readers deep into the inner workings and hidden secrets of party leadership, Politco Playbook writers Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman trace the strategy and the impulsiveness, the deal-making and the backstabbing, in a blow-by-blow account of the power struggle roiling the halls of Congress. The Hill to Die On will be an unforgettable story of power and politics, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of America under Trump.
Download or read book The Case Against Congress written by Drew Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climbing the Hill written by Jaime Harrison and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring, nonpartisan insider's advice on how anyone can build a career in local, state, and national government, from two rising stars in Washington government and policy. This inspiring, nonpartisan guide, written by longtime staff members of Republican and Democratic house leadership teams provides all the hard-won secrets and strategies you need to build a career in local politics or Congress, make a difference, and ascend from an internship to leadership. With practical tips on how to not only land a job but also create the foundatio for a lasting and impactful career in public service, this guide will empower anyone who feels the urge to improve this country with meaningful work.
Download or read book Exploring Capitol Hill written by Andrew Dodge and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide and activity book to help children aged 6 to 10 have fun while learning about the U.S. Capitol and Congress.
Download or read book On Capitol Hill written by J. Bibby and published by . This book was released on 1980-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vault Guide to Capitol Hill Careers written by William McCarthy and published by Vault Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Vault guide provides an inside look at the opportunities available in government, public affairs, and politics in the nation's capital.
Download or read book Us National Counterterrorism Strategy Handbook written by Usa Ibp Usa and published by International Business Publications USA. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US National Counterterrorism Strategy Handbook
Download or read book The White House and Capitol Hill written by Nigel Bowles and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing extensively on papers in the Kennedy and Johnson libraries, this study details the subtle bargaining and communication process between the White House and Congress. Bowles analyzes the political and administrative importance of the Office of Congressional Relations (OCR), which regularly helped Johnson persuade Congress to vote for his bills, and describes how a weakened OCR damaged Johnson in the last years of his presidency. Two additional chapters discuss the politics of congressional relations under the Carter and Reagan administrations.
Download or read book An Early History of Capitol Hill written by Capitol Hill Beacon and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legislating Together written by Mark A. Peterson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates how recent Presidents have engaged Congress on issues of domestic policy. Peterson (Government, Harvard) argues against the presidency-centered perspective on national government and contends that Congress is far more influential in crafting proposals. He identifies five types of congressional responses to the proposals submitted by the executive branch and includes an analysis of some 300 presidential initiatives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Congress Dictionary written by Paul Dickson and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1995-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-to-Z treasure trove of information for those who want to know what is going on at the center of American government "You can’t follow the game without a scorecard, and this is the best scorecard of its kind ever compiled about the game called the Congress of the United States." —Jim Lehrer "The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" "A masterful work that should help dispel any notion that the Congress is a foreign power unconcerned with the public’s business." —Paul Duke "Washington Week in Review" "Could be a big help in bringing about a better understanding of what goes on in Washington. It will make you grin, laugh, groan. It gets my vote." —Edwin Newman "A marvelous contribution to the literature and language of Washington … A significant help, even for old hands." —Jim Wooten ABC News "Brings a nice light touch to the lexicon of legislators." —William Satire Encyclopedic reference, political junkie’s handbook, browser’s delight, The Congress Dictionary is the definitive guide to the language of Capitol Hill. Ribald and witty, subtle and clear, with definitions of more than 3,000 terms, phrases, names, and symbols, and more than 100 illustrations, the Dictionary is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history and language of American government and the high-stakes game of national politics.
Download or read book A Guide to Capitol Hill and Washington D C written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Capitol Hill written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 301 East Capitol written by Mary Z. Gray and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most of the world, "Capitol Hill" means the U.S. Congress. This book is about the personal side of the Hill, where for five generations a family of music makers and undertakers, homemakers and home breakers, shared a small neighborhood with the white-domed Capitol of the United States. Washington writer Mary Z. Gray, born in 1919, brings vividly back to life the community she saw and heard from her childhood home at 301 East Capitol. Streetcars run again; newsboys reappear, shouting headlines on street corners. Tom the huckster hawks his wares from a horse-drawn wagon, as a lamplighter at dusk leaves pools of light along a dark street. And a mystery that had haunted the writer's family for over 50 years is solved. "Cul de Sac" cartoonist Richard Thompson calls Gray "one of the funniest raconteurs I know." A writer all of her adult life, she got her first by-line in the Washington Post in 1940. Since then, she has been published frequently in The Post, as well as The New York Times and many other U.S. and Canadian papers. She also worked as a reporter/editor for Broadcasting Magazine in the 1940s and as a White House speechwriter during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Her book "Ah Bewilderness! Muddling Through Life With Mary Z. Gray" (Atheneum) was published in 1984.
Download or read book Capitol Hill Manual written by Frank Cummings and published by . This book was released on with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook describes the legislative process, congressional rules and operations, and the duties of Senators, Representatives, staff members, and other congressional officials.
