J. Lee Annis Jr. has taught history at Montgomery College for the past thirty years, and he is currently chairman of the History and Political Science Department at the Rockville campus. He is author of Howard Baker: Conciliator in an Age of Crisis, and, with Senator William H. Frist, coauthor of Tennessee Senators, 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change.
Big Jim Eastland is a must-read for those interested in the history of civil rights and the Congress through the career of a one-time segregationist senator. As Judiciary Committee chairman and Senate pro tem, Eastland knew power and how to work both sides to get it. Known not only for his ever-present Havana cigar, he was a listener who valued loyalty and maintained close relationships with LBJ and Nixon. Lee Annis's research and writing make this book a compelling and enjoyable journey.--Connie Morella, former Maryland congresswoman and US ambassador
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