Advise and Consent

Advise and Consent is a political novel written by Allen Drury and published in 1959.

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Political - Novel - Allen Drury - Published - 1959

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The book explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate to the controversial nomination of Robert Leffingwell to be United States Secretary of State.

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United States Senate - Robert Leffingwell - United States Secretary of State

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The title comes from the United States Constitution's Article II, Sec. 2, cl. 2, which provides that the President of the United States "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consults, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States...."

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United States Constitution - President of the United States - Ambassadors - Supreme Court

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Advise and Consent won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960. The theme is loosely based on the Alger Hiss controversy, and parallels, in part, Six Crises (1963) by Richard Nixon.

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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - 1960 - Alger Hiss - Richard Nixon

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Drury wrote six sequels, none of which achieved the success of Advise and Consent.

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