Landmark Documents on the U.S. Congress

1999. Provides Rare Insights and Behind-the Scenes Views Smock, Raymond W., Editor. Landmark Documents on the U.S. Congress. Washington: Congressional Quarterly Inc., [1999]. xii, 642 pp. Hardcover. Lightly bumped, else very good. $15. * Mr. Smock was the historian of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. This work, arranged in chronological order, presents 190 historical and contemporary documents, from James Madison's Notes of the Debate in the Federal Convention of 1787 to the Resignation of Speaker Newt Gingrich (November 6, 1998). Each selection is introduced by an explanatory note that offers valuable interpretation, context, and insight into why the document is a landmark as well as an understanding of the historical, political, and social situations that gave rise to the document.