Spitting in the face of Congress -- No fighting here -- An imperious despot -- "They will foment war no more" -- The great pacificator -- Corrupt bargain -- A mask of smiles -- Ambition! -- Blackguards, bankrupts, and scoundrels -- Double dealing -- Get out da way! -- On board our omnibus.
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Details the life and political career of the youngest man ever elected Speaker of the House, discussing how his political manuevers held a divided nation together for fifty years.
Clay, Henry,1777-1852.
United States.
Legislators-- United States, Biography.
United States, Politics and government, 1815-1861.