University Press of Kansas, 2003

Testimonials

"A trenchant and convincing analysis of the impeachment and a strikingly accurate portrayal of the partisan and ideologically polarized state of American politics at the turn of the century."

Thomas E. Mann, coeditor of Congress, the Press, and the Public

"A well-written and accessible book that provides scholars, students, and citizens alike with a compelling analysis of what may come to be seen as a watershed moment in contemporary political history."

Lawrence C. Dodd, editor of the Dynamics of American Politics

"Rae and Campbell argue persuasively that the battle was not over Clinton but over control of the policy agenda."

Roger Davidson, coauthor of Congress and Its Members

Professor Nicol C. Rae
Political Science Department

Professor Rae's research has focused primarily on the contemporary Congress and the impact of American political parties on national institutions. He is the author of The Decline & Fall of the Liberal Republicans: From 1952 to the Present (Oxford University Press, 1989), Southern Democrats (Oxford University Press, 1994), and Conservative Reformers: The Republican Freshmen and the Lessons of the 104th Congress (M. E. Sharpe, 1998). Professor Rae is also co-author, with Tim Hames, of Governing America (Manchester University Press, 1996), and co-editor, with Dr. Colton C. Campbell, of New Majority or Old Minority? The Impact of Republicans on Congress (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999) and The Contentious Senate: Partisanship, Ideology and the Myth of Cool Judgment (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000). Most recently he has been conducting research on the electoral/political dynamics behind the impeachment and acquittal of President Clinton, and the "heroic" image of the President in American political culture. Rae has published articles in several academic journals, including: Electoral Studies, The British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Zeitschrift fur Politik, Party Politics, and has contributed to several edited volumes on American and British politics. He was awarded a Congressional Fellowship by the American Political Science Association in 1995-1996, and served as a Capitol Hill aide to Congressman George P. Radanovich of California, and Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi. Rae was a Visiting Professor at Yale University for the Fall 2000 semester.

Professor Colton C. Campbell
Political Science Department

Colton C. Campbell is the author of Discharging Congress: Government by Commission (Praeger, 2001). He is coeditor and contributor of New Majority or Old Minority? The Impact of Republicans on Congress (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999), The Contentious Senate: Partisanship, Ideology and the Myth of 'Cool' Judgment (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), Congress Confronts the Court: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Authority in Lawmaking (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), Congress and the Politics of Emerging Rights (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001), Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy (Prentice Hall, forthcoming 2002), Campaigns and Elections: Case, Issues, and Concepts (Lynne Rienner, forthcoming 2002), War Stories from Capitol Hill (Prentice Hall, forthcoming 2002), and Congress and the Internet (Prentice Hall, forthcoming 2002). He has published articles in Congress & the Presidency , The Journal of Legislative Studies , and Talking Politics as well as numerous chapters in various books on Congress. He is currently co-authoring a book, The Congressional Impeachment of Bill Clinton (with Nicol Rae), to be published by the University Press of Kansas. He served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in 1998-99 in the office of U.S. Senator Bob Graham (D-Fla.). He is Associate and Book Review Editor of White House Studies.