The Greatest U.S. Senator
Writer and filmmaker William Doyle talked about his book, "Titan of the Senate," on the life and career of former Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), whom he calls "the greatest U.S. Senator of the past half century."
Description
Writer and filmmaker William Doyle talked about his book, "Titan of the Senate," on the life and career of former Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), whom he calls "the greatest U.S. Senator of the past half century."
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What two claims does William Doyle propose in his book, "Titan of the Senate?"
- Based on the clip, what evidence exists to support Doyle's first claim, and why does Doyle think this occurred?
- What second "measure of effectiveness" exists in the Senate? Summarize the example from Orrin Hatch's first term.
- According to Doyle, what did Hatch do in 1984 and what has been the effect?
Additional Resources
- Bell Ringer: The Development of the Current Two-Party System
- Bell Ringer: Orrin Hatch's Early Life
- Bell Ringer: Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy
- Bell Ringer: Orrin Hatch's Mormon Faith
- Bell Ringer: Orrin Hatch and Judicial Appointments
- Lesson Plan: Watergate Scandal and Investigation
- Lesson Plan: Political Parties
Participants
Vocabulary
- American Federation Of Labor And Congress Of Industrial Organizations
- Century
- Conservative
- Democrat
- Empirical
- Filibuster
- Gerald Ford
- Henry Waxman
- Howard Baker
- Jimmy Carter
- Labor Union
- Legislative
- Liberal
- Nonpartisan
- Republican
- Richard Nixon
- Robert Byrd
- Ronald Reagan
- Senate
- Ted Kennedy
- Think Tank
- Watergate Scandal (1972-74)