The Riddles

On the following pages, you each have three questions. Answer two. (Give a different answer to each question: do not write one essay covering both.) Each answer must have at least four different sources, two of which must be hardcopy or microform books or government publications. In other words, you must go to the library.

Your sources may include specialized references such as The Almanac of American Politics, but do not cite general-purpose encyclopedias such as Encyclopaedia Britannica and Encyclopedia Americana. And especially do not count on Wikipedia, which is sometimes unreliable. (You might be able to get leads from Wikipedia, but then go elsewhere for verification and citable sources.) In your answer, you should not merely identify persons or concepts. You should also explain the subject matter’s political significance.

• Assignments should be typed, stapled, and double-spaced, and no more than four pages long. (Each answer should take about two pages.) Use 12-point type and one-inch margins.
• Put your name on a cover sheet. Do not identify yourself on the text pages.
• You may use endnotes or parenthetical references. Either way, put your documentation in proper format such as Turabian.
• Watch your spelling, grammar, diction and punctuation. Errors will count against you.
• Return assignments by the start of class, 10 March. Essays will drop one gradepoint for one day's lateness and a full grade for two or more days’ lateness. I will grant no extensions except for illness or emergency.

Adams, Walker

• He led DOA and later became a prophet. Describe his policies.
• Mahoney helped found it. In 1966, fighting Rocky, it captured Row C! Explain.\
• Gilpin argued for the government. On the other side were Baldwin and the famous MA guy. Did the latter’s argument really track with the version that audiences saw Hopkins deliver? (Hint: ship.)

Adomian, Garrison

• He was on the AIP ticket. Four years earlier, Stanley used him as the model for Ripper. Was the image accurate? Did it drag the ticket down?
• Tell how Eaton’s `05 victory inspired a song.
• The whip quit because of dealings in speculative-grade bonds. He was close to a dealer (future jailbird). Explain.

Badia-Bellinger, Jordan

• He was not from Brooklyn, though his birthplace sounded like it. Still, after serving as AG, the carpet-bagger bagged Keating. Explain.
• Why did the Railsplitter send the scion to the Court of St. James?
• The Newton area sent a man in a collar to the Hill. Why did Karol W. yank him off?

Bamidele, Stephanie

• Why did the former SAG prexy invite the man with one white glove to the White House? Why did a future SCOTUS member object to a followup letter?
• Did Jacobson provide uppers to the MA president? Explain the consequences.
• House shrink colluded with tappers? Buckeye State guy said so and prevailed. Explain.

Bellman, Erica

• Did Stone the scribe (who graduated 49^th) take Kremlin gold? Explain the controversy.
• At DOL, Princeton grad backed historic reform of hiring in Philly. Explain.
• Dr. Pitney was its father. Today it has many slots. What happened when a recent leader disappeared? A sign of corruption?

Christensen, Daniel

• After CCP (part of a trio) declined to offer a sixpence, the Braintree guy stood firm and was popular, for a while. Explain.
• Why did Jack send Dean to tell Charles about the quarantine?
• Fact was not factual, and AZ solon collected. Explain.

Daily, Robert

• Stewart’s Bailey had a B&L. What prompted #41 to sign a bailout of similar outfits?
• Why did Dana `65 (onetime WH ghost) back C. Wilson’s signature cause?
• Ethel and her husband fried after the chief said his brethren would not step in. Now cables strongly suggest that they indeed worked for Uncle Joe. Explain.

de Avila, Alexander

• Did Tiny’s beating lead TR to hold a WH meeting? Explain.
• Rand fan, from the 48^th, got the job that Gloria Swanson’s boyfriend first held. How did he fare?
• Bill, of Golden State, left upper chamber for a job swap that failed. Goodie! Explain.

Downs, Brian

• EDS, Shah, Isaiah 40:31 – what is the connection?
• How did a future justice help a future president in an Alice voting fight?
• Pitney’s business associate was a sot. Explain the impact on his son.

Eames, Anna

• “Legacy” project of bearded “pledge” guy has changed many names. Explain his success. (Hint: Cassavetes co-star.)
• Love, RN’s czar? His successor was much more energetic. Explain. (Hint: son was a dud candidate in 2002.)
• Moore scared Ford in Tony Bennett's favorite city. What happened and why?

Eldred, Christopher

• Sightless Sooner solon's grandson read to him while going to school. The lad grew up to seek office more than once. What happened?
• Prexy with a deformed arm sought the top job but fell by a few points. Explain.
• Ms. Reynolds caused big trouble for Cabinet secretary, who eventually came clean in print. Explain.

Haddad, Noor

• Former DOD guy supported creation of DOT, which he would deal with as a CEO. But most memorable role was as dad. Explain.
• Hawks flown from Zion got Cap into trouble. Tell how.
• Rust, some said, perpetuated lockjaw in sensitive places. Explain.

Hollander, Matthew

• A model for one of Jack’s roles, the brother of the former UM prexy was a political issue. Explain.
• In July of 1952, he made a major mag cover. How did he end up on the Hill? (Hint: gold.)
• Why did “the Plumbers” go after the therapist of the man who copied the “Papers”?

Joseph, Anna

• Jill and Jane (alumnae of same school) did a tome on the Pin Point guy. A hatchet job?
• ALP split in `44. Rose: no red! Explain.
• Diminutive Gotham leader practiced “fusion.” Explain. (Hint: LGA bears his name.)

Langdon, Stephen

• What happened when Marina’s hubby ran into the guy walking beat # 78?
• Why did solon, former “Captive Warrior,” complain about material on Enola Gay?
• Former Light Crust Flour spokesperson thwarted future prez in `41. Explain.

Lee, Beth

• Why would Ms. Varney’s outfit have an interest in the equilibria analyzed by a Crowe character?
• In the capital where Carcieri is currently #1, grad’s dad did not want to hear from rabbi. He fought and eventually won. Tell how.
• Did Lee’s 8 terms wreck the city of elms?

McDonald, Brendan

• How did the Reds kill the MD who belonged to JBS and became an MC?
• WASP worked for JEC and earned the soubriquet “Mad Dog.” Did his work on a “clash” justify the name? (Hint: high school)
• Why did the former “irreconcilable” join with the Little Flower to ban yellow dogs?

Miller, Sydney

• Why did TNR refer to Gertrude’s son as Hoosier’s brain?
• Veep contender ended up in Amex ads. Explain his significance.
• Future novelist presided over the decision to hang a Zurich-born soldier. Did the proceedings set a precedent?

Olesen, Erin

• Walker `19 left an impression on her son, and lived to see him take the oath. Explain.
• Former Nutmeg State solon went to work for big biotech outfit. Did this post clash with his history as a “Raider” for fellow Lebanese guy?
• Why did the Braintree guy's supporters claim Rachel had lived in sin?

Pai, Aditya

• Dad of “The All-American” girl did best in ID, with over 9 percent. (But he got less than 2 percent in the home state he shared with his foe.) Why did he run?
• Bearing the name of a fragrant fruit, he helped cause the biggest bankruptcy of its kind and ended up in stir. Explain.
• Green won. Black disagreed, saying 1901 lines were unfair. Explain.

Perkins, Alexander

• On 9/2/58, POTUS’s signature started a program that would eventually bear the name of the Hindman guy. Explain its significance.
• GA guy tried to make nice at Hampton Roads, but his old Hill pal stonewalled. Explain.
• Why did the former Ms. Rosenbaum face attack from the writer who had once been “Crosley”?

Saisekar, Avantika

• How does Dr. Blumenthal’s spouse (BC `68) want to fix the safety of rides?
• How did the former New Delhi envoy beat privacy amendment sponsor in '76?
• How did the mayor (future veep) rouse the Philly convention and prompt a breakaway?

Stern, Sara

• Dunham `60 studied the land of “The Year of Living Dangerously.” Explain the personal toll of the field work.
• Maggie, helming Commerce panel, took on Detroit. Explain.
• Tell how the last bearded chief shot down the Blue Eagle.

Sutter, Brian

• RAT (fat guy’s son) took heat for opposing the trials of the jerries. Why did he do so?
• LAS bears his name. Did he inspire Spradlin’s role?
• Scoop backed RN on Spartan and Sprint. Why?

Widmann, Michael

• He joined fellow former LI solon to form DMG. But before that, he led the trade group for suds. Explain its significance.
• Stone’s fictional kids are a reax to leftish bias, according to Anderson. Evaluate the claim. (Hint: “The Cows”).
• The United States faced off against 37 photographs. What did “Whizzer” say?