Congressional Lions: John C. Calhoun
Of the members of the “Great Triumvirate” in the United States Senate during the nineteenth century, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina...
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Mike Martinez
Jun 15, 201910 min read
Congressional Lions: Daniel Webster
Continuing my coverage of the “Great Triumvirate” (Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, and John C. Calhoun of South...
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Mike Martinez
May 31, 20197 min read
Congressional Lions: Henry Clay
Three statesmen dominated American politics for the first half of the nineteenth century, and no book on influential members of Congress...
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Mike Martinez
May 15, 20198 min read
Congressional Lions: James Madison
History recalls James Madison as the father of the U.S. Constitution, one of the three authors of The Federalist Papers, secretary of...
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Mike Martinez
Apr 30, 20199 min read
Congressional Lions: Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr.
Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr., served as speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until 1987, the third longest...
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Mike Martinez
Apr 15, 20197 min read
Congressional Lions: Mike Mansfield
Mike Mansfield, sometimes called the “gentleman from Montana,” served as a United States congressman and senator from the Treasure State,...
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Mike Martinez
Mar 30, 201911 min read
Congressional Lions: Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson is remembered as the 36th president of the United States, but before he entered the executive branch as John F....
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Mike Martinez
Mar 14, 20195 min read
Congressional Lions: Everett Dirksen
As I discuss in my book-in-progress, Congressional Lions, Everett McKinley Dirksen was a leading Republican congressman and senator...
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Mike Martinez
Feb 28, 20197 min read
Congressional Lions: Sam Rayburn
As I discuss in my book-in-progress, Congressional Lions, Sam Rayburn served as a United States congressman representing the Fourth...
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Mike Martinez
Feb 15, 20198 min read
Congressional Lions: Joseph G. Cannon
In my forthcoming book Congressional Lions, I discuss Joseph Gurney Cannon, a long-time Republican congressman from Illinois who served...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 31, 20199 min read
Congressional Lions: Thomas B. Reed
Republican Congressman Thomas B. Reed of Maine became one of the most powerful speakers of the United States House of Representatives,...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 15, 20197 min read
Congressional Lions: Gerry E. Studds
A Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, Gerry E. Studds, was the first openly gay member of Congress. I discuss his life and career...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 28, 20189 min read
Congressional Lions: Charles Curtis
As I discuss in Congressional Lions, my book-in-progress, Charles Curtis was the first person of significant Native American ancestry to...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 14, 20183 min read
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
In a 2014 National Journal article, Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen wrote about “how I learned to love my firstness.” Her...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 1, 20184 min read
Congressional Lions: Joseph Marion Hernández
Joseph Marion Hernández was the first person of known Hispanic descent to serve in the United States Congress. He was a Whig member of...
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Mike Martinez
Nov 15, 20185 min read
Congressional Lions: Nancy Pelosi
Love her or hate her—and she inspires intense feelings both for and against her political positions—Nancy Pelosi undeniably is one of the...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 30, 20188 min read
Congressional Lions: Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun, a lawyer from Chicago, became the first black female United States senator when she was elected to office in 1992....
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Mike Martinez
Oct 15, 20187 min read
Congressional Lions: Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan was one of the most impressive legislators ever to serve in the United States Congress. Always a trailblazer, she was the...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 28, 20185 min read
Congressional Lions: Shirley Chisholm
In this blog posting, I will discuss Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman ever elected to the United States Congress. I discuss...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 14, 20184 min read
Congressional Lions: Margaret Chase Smith
In this blog posting, I will discuss Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, who was the first woman elected to serve in both...
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