Background and early education; Army duty in Pacific, 1941-1946, on General MacArthur's staff; vice chairman of American Veterans Committee, 1946-1947; election to United States House of Representatives, 1948; political problems of first term; functioning of the House of Representatives, 1948-1982: committee work on Banking, Joint Economic and Rules committees, civil rights; legislative strategy of Kennedy administration; impressions of Presidents Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and John F. Kennedy; Sam Rayburn and other political leaders
Legislators--United States; World War, 1939-1945; Civil rights--United States; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; Bolling, Richard, 1916-1991; Democratic Party (U.S.); United States. Congress; United States. Congress Committees; United States. Congress Powers and duties