How the ‘Watergate Babies’ Broke American Politics

By artappraiser on Mon, 05/28/2018 - 1:03am |

They arrived and began opening up Congress. They ended up inadvertently institutionalizing a distinctly partisan and confrontational style that permeates contemporary American politics today.

By John A. Lawrence @ Book Club @ Politico Magazine, May 26

John A. Lawrence is a visiting professor at the University of California's Washington Center and the author of The Class of ’74: Congress after Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship, from which this piece was adapted. He worked in the House of Representatives for 38 years, the last eight as chief of staff to Speaker and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/26/congress-broke-american-politics-218544