The King of the Lobbyists
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-03-03/king-lobbyists
Know the name Sam Ward? If you live and work in Washington, you probably should. Not because his sister wrote the "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Or because one of his best friends was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. But because Sam Ward was the most Washington of Washingtonians -- a lobbyist extraordinaire, and the man crowned "King of the Lobby."
Guests
Kathryn Allamong Jacob
Author of the book, "King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man About Washington in the Gilded Age"; Curator of manuscripts at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard University
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How did Sam Ward's career lay the groundwork for the innovations to lobbying that are examplified by Thomas "Tommy the Cork" Corcoran -- who was especially influential during the New Deal era? Thanks!