Clear It with Sid!: Sidney R. Yates and Fifty Years of Presidents, Pragmatism, and Public Service

by Michael Dorf and George Van Dusen

The son of a Lithuanian blacksmith, Sidney R. Yates rose to the pinnacle of Washington power and influence. As chair of a House Appropriations Subcommittee, Yates was a preeminent national figure involved in issues that ranged from the environment and Native American rights to Israel and support for the arts. Speaker Tip O'Neill relied on the savvy Chicagoan in the trenches and advised anyone with controversial legislation to first clear it with Sid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252042441
• ISBN13: 9780252042447
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"