The Life of Milwaukee's Most Popular Politician, Clement J. Zablocki: Milwaukee Politics and Congressional Foreign Policy

by Stephen M. Leahy

Traces the congressional career of former Wisconsin Democratic Congressman Zablocki, who entered congress in 1949 and stayed there until his death in 1983. Leahy (history, U. of Wisconsin-Waukesha) argues that while Zablocki originally came to Congress to represent the blue-collar interests of his Polish-American neighbors in Milwaukee, his greatest legacy comes from his advocacy of congressional consultations in American foreign policy. His tenure on the Foreign Affairs Committee witnessed the passage of the of the War Powers Act and the Boland amendment limiting outlawing Reagan's efforts to overthrow the Nicaraguan government was originally to be called the "Boland-Zablocki" amendment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2002