Authors Meet Critics: Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789-2024, by Gerald Gamm and Steven S. Smith

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Overview

The purpose of this roundtable is to explore the contributions of Steering the Senate, by Gerald Gamm and Steven S. Smith, for our understanding of Senate history and its consequences, especially the role and impact of party leaders over time.

Section

• 16. Legislative Institutions

Chair

• C. Lawrence Evans, William and Mary

Participants

• John H Aldrich, Duke University

• Gerald H. Gamm, University of Rochester

• Steven S. Smith, Arizona State University, Tempe

• Ruth Bloch Rubin, University of Chicago