How Congress Evolves

IntroductionI. The House in Sam Rayburn's TimeA Conservative House: 1937-1957After the 1958 Election: FrustrationThe Rump Session of 1960Packing the Rules Committee by Avoiding the Democratic Caucus: 1961II. Toward LiberalizationSuccession to RayburnConflict within the Caucus: Liberals against the Leadership, 1963Incremental Committee Packing: Appropriations, 1963Republican Committee Packing: Maintaining the Party Mainstream, 1961-1963The Landslide: 1964The Democratic Study Group Uses the Caucus