Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Advise and Consent by Allen Drury Richard M. Langworth. Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian. “Advise and Consent” by Allen Drury: Mandatory Viewing by Senators? 6 October 2018 Comments 1 Comment. “And now for something completely different” Apro​pos, of course, no cur​rent events in par​tic​u​lar, I pass along a rec​om​men​da​tion. It’s from a friend and fel​low polit​i​cal junkie. “The entire Unit​‐ ed States Sen​ate should be required to sit through an end​less looped show​ing of Advise and Con​sent.” The 1962 film is based on Allen Drury’s Pulitzer-prize win​ning 1959 nov​el. In the unlike​ly event you do not remem​ber the film, click here.” I agree utter​ly. I must watch it again. It is not a light​heart​ed flick…. The Plot (excerpt from Wikipedia) The Pres​i​dent of the Unit​ed States nom​i​nates Robert A. Leff​in​g​well as Sec​re​tary of State. The sec​ond-term Pres​i​dent, who is ill, has cho​sen Leff​‐ in​g​well on pur​pose. He does not believe that Vice Pres​i​dent Harley Hudson—whom both he and oth​ers usu​al​ly ignore—will suc​cess​ful​ly con​tin​ue his for​eign policy. Leffingwell’s nom​i​na​tion is con​tro​ver​sial. The Unit​ed States Sen​ate, using its advise and con​sent pow​ers, must either approve or reject. Both par​ties are divid​ed. Major​i​ty Leader Bob Mun​son loy​al​ly sup​ports the nom​i​nee. Although also of the major​i​ty, Pres​i​dent pro tem​pore Seabright “Seab” Coo​ley dis​likes Leff​in​g​well for per​son​al and pro​fes​sion​al rea​sons. Coo​ley leads the oppo​si​tion. Dem​a​gog​ic peace advo​cate Fred Van Ack​er​man is espe​cial​ly sup​port​ive. Mun​son repeat​ed​ly tells him not to aggra​vate the situation. The Sen​ate For​eign Rela​tions Com​mit​tee appoints a sub​com​mit​tee, chaired by major​i​ty mem​ber Brigham Ander​son of Utah, to eval​u​ate the nom​i​nee. Ander​son and his wife receive anony​‐ mous phone calls from Van Ackerman’s men. They warn that unless he reports favor​ably on Leff​in​g​well, scan​dalous infor​ma​tion about his past will appear. Col​leagues attempt to coun​sel Ander​son. But, unable to rec​on​cile his duty and his secret, Ander​son com​mits suicide. The Pres​i​dent is dev​as​tat​ed over Ander​son. Nev​er​the​less, he tells the major​i​ty leader, he is dying. Leffingwell’s con​fir​ma​tion is vital. Mun​son crit​i​‐ cizes Coo​ley for oppos​ing the nom​i​nee. In the Sen​ate Cham​ber Coo​ley apol​o​gizes for his “vin​dic​tive​ness.” He will vote against the nom​i​nee, but will not ask oth​ers to fol​low. Vice Pres​i​dent Hud​son, as Pres​i​dent of the Sen​ate, holds a quo​rum call. Then he asks for the “Yeas and Nays.” The vote is a tie. Every​one expects the Vice Pres​i​dent to break it in the nominee’s favor. Sud​den​ly, Secret Ser​vice agents enter the cham​ber and Hud​‐ son receives a mes​sage. He announces that he will not break the tie. The nom​i​na​tion fails. We learn that the Pres​i​dent has died dur​ing the vote. As he leaves for the White House, Hud​son tells Mun​son that he wants to choose his own nom​i​nee. Con​sti​tu​tion​al​ly the Vice Pres​i​dent could not break the tie, since he was already Pres​i​dent. By not vot​ing, he nev​er​the​less accom​plish​es his purpose. The Cast. The cast for Drury’s nov​el is bril​liant and mem​o​rable: Hen​ry Fon​da is Robert A. Leff​in​g​well. Charles Laughton is Sen​a​tor Seabright “Seab” Coo​‐ ley of South Car​oli​na. Don Mur​ray is Sen​a​tor Brigham “Brig” Ander​son of Utah. Wal​ter Pid​geon is Sen​ate Major​i​ty Leader Robert “Bob” Mun​‐ son. Peter Law​ford is Sen​a​tor Lafe Smith of Rhode Island (an approx​i​ma​tion, I always thought, of the young Sen​a​tor John F. Kennedy). Fran​chot Tone is Pres​i​dent of the Unit​ed States. The Drury Novels. Allen Drury, like George Orwell, was a hero-nov​el​ist of my youth. Advise and Con​sent, his most famous book, was first in a hex​ol​o​gy. Togeth​er, the six nov​els are a pre​scient back​drop to today’s pol​i​tics. Churchill used to say that his​to​ry doesn’t repeat, but human nature nev​er changes. Drury’s set​ting was the time of the Cold War. Yet we see the same char​ac​ter types, and some of the exact mind​sets, among politi​cians today. Advise and Consent. #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. A seminal work of political fiction-as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey. Read More. #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. A seminal work of political fiction-as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey. Read Less. All Copies ( 230 ) Softcover ( 78 ) Hardcover ( 140 ) Audiobook ( 2 ) Alternate Editions ( 2 ) Choose Edition ( 7 ) Book Details Seller Sort. Victoria, TX, USA. Edition: 1959, Doubleday Paperback, Good Details: Publisher: Doubleday Published: 1959 Language: English Alibris ID: 16542319723 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,66. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Good. 760 p. : Sequel: A shade of difference. ► Contact This Seller. 1961, Pocket Books. Edition: 1961, Pocket Books Paperback, Fair Details: Publisher: Pocket Books Published: 01/1961 Language: English Alibris ID: 16512975667 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,66. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Fair. 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