Koger, Greg, 21, 23, 25, 148

King, Senator Rufus, 72–74

Krehbiel, Keith, 83–84, 103–104, 121–124, 146

Kyl, Senator Jon, 123

LaFollette, Robert, 2, 35–36, 115–116

Lautenberg, Senator Frank, 139

Lee, Senator Richard, 72

Lodge, Senator Henry Cabot, 45–46, 49

Long, Senator Huey P., 1–2, 13

Long, Senator Russell, 52

Lott, Senator Trent, 24, 57, 134

Mansfield, Senator Mike, 53

Mayhew, David, 19

McConnell, Senator Mitch, 118–119, 134

Meinke, Scott, 101–102

Metzenbaum, Senator Howard, 119, 134

Murkowski, Senator Lisa, 123–124

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 2, 5, 13, 138–139

Nelson, Senator Bill, 56

Nixon v. United States (1993), 16, 142

“nuclear option”, 2, 30, 59–60, 64, 95, 97

Pallone, Representative Frank, 95–97

party identification (influence on filibustering), 82–84, 124–133

personality traits of senators (influence on filibustering), 74, 86–87, 90

Polsby, Nelson, 75–76, 88

Randolph, Senator John, 39, 42, 118, 179n10

Reed, Representative Thomas B. (Speaker of the House), 16, 43–44, 141

Reelection (influence on filibustering), 7, 86, 89–92, 98, 127, 129, 132

Reid, Senator Harry, 24, 123, 150

Residence Bill of 1789, 38, 71–74

retrospective voting, 85–86

“reverse” filibuster, 58–59

Roman Senate, 36

Russell, Senator Richard, 52, 118–119, 134

Senate, United States

changes to

executive session (elimination of), 48, 51, 69, 90, 102–103, 105–106, 113

direct election of senators, 101–102, 105

workload in, 40, 62–63, 67, 103–105, 109–110, 113, 116

incumbency rate (influence on filibustering), 105–109, 113, 116

institutionalization, 74–77

and previous question rule, 64, 69

role of tradition in, xiii, 10, 15, 49–50, 60, 79, 98–100