In Memoriam, Burdett “Bird” LoomisPrologue1 Preparing for Congressional Battle2 The Bumptiousness of a Young Congressman3 Elephant Avoiding Mousetraps4 Minority Leader Scolds Democrats5 New Speaker Establishes Majority Rule6 The Majority Party Legislates7 Gladly Takes Own Medicine8 Conspicuously Beaten for President9 War Speaker10 Cashing In11 ConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex