Background
Smock, Raymond William was born on February 8, 1941 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. Son of Richard and Lottie Smock.
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Much of this nation's political life and public policy have been shaped by a handful of powerful people—the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives. Masters of the House identifies enduring patterns of House leadership, explaining the effects of such factors as party strength, White House–Congressional relations, leaders' formal prerogatives, members' expectations, public attitudes, shifts in the policy agenda, and leaders' personal attributes and style. Ten chapters cover such colorful and diverse personalities as Henry Clay, Joe Cannon, Hale Boggs, and Tip O'Neill. Coeditors Roger Davidson, Susan Hammond, and Raymond Smock have blended essays by political scientists, historians, and journalists into an integrated treatment of House leadership over time, including an analysis of emerging trends in the 1990s.
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Smock, Raymond William was born on February 8, 1941 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. Son of Richard and Lottie Smock.
Bachelor of Arts, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., College Park, 1974.
Research assistant, Maryland. Constitutional Convention, Annapolis, 1967-1968;
lecturer in history, U. Maryland., College Park, 1968-1972;
co-editor, The Booker T. Washington Papers, 14 volumes, 1972-1983;
president, Instructional Resources Corporation, Lanham, Maryland., 1976-1983;
president, Research Materials Corporation, College Park, 1982-1983;
director, Research Materials Corporation, College Park, 1982-1985;
historian, director, Office for Bicentennial, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1983-1989;
historian, director, Office of Historian, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1989-1995. Member board editorial advisers Maryland.
Historian, College Park, 1971-1995.
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Member National Council Public History, Association for Documentary Editing (president 1983-1984), Organisation American Historians, Southern History Association, Society History in Federal Government.
Married Phyllis Lee Chadwick, February 12, 1961.