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Advise and Consent is a 1959 political fiction novel by Allen Drury that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence that the nominee had been a member of the Communist Party.
- Allen Drury
- 1959
Robert Leffingwell (b. July 30, 1909 – d.October 18, 1984) was a writer. Robert Leffingwell worked for National Allied Publications under Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the predecessor to the modern DC Comics publishing house.
Robert B. Leffingwell. (USA) Little Joe (Philadelphia Inquirer, 8 February 1942) Robert "Bob" Leffingwell was the brother of Ed Leffingwell, who created the 'Little Joe' Sunday page in 1933. He had succeeded his brother as the assistant of his cousin Harold Gray on 'Little Orphan Annie'.
Little Joe is a 1933-1972 Western comic strip created by Ed Leffingwell and later continued by his brother Robert Leffingwell. Distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, this Sunday strip had a long run spanning four decades.
23 de oct. de 2009 · A story of the nomination of Robert Leffingwell for Secretary of State, and the battle within the Senate to both defeat him and confirm him. Many of the characters - the majority leader, the President, senators, and Leffingwell himself - bear startling resemblance to political characters in history such as Sen. Robert Taft, Franklin ...
10 de sept. de 2022 · Drury modeled the character Robert A. Leffingwell on the former State Department official and accused spy Alger Hiss. Another early Cold War confirmation battle that influenced Drury was the one surrounding Eisenhower’s nominee for ambassador to the Soviet Union, Charles E. Bohlen.
The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences. Robert Leffingwell is the president's nominee for Secretary of State. Prior to his approval, he must go through a Senate investigation to determine if he's qualified.
