Balance of Power: Presidents and Congress from the Era of McCarthy to the Age of Gingrich

On June 7, 1989, Jim Wright became the first Speaker of the House in American history to resign because of scandal. An ethics investigation orchestrated by then up-and-coming Representative Newt Gingrich brought about the ouster of a man who had entered Congress in 1954. Wright now presents an eloquent, inside account of 35 years of Washington power politics. 8 pp photo insert.