Remembering the Kennedys and the Roosevelts I began this book and learned a great deal more about continuity in Washington. ( )

An invaluable guide to the families that have dominated American politics over the generations. The profiled families date from colonial times to the 20th century. In an era in which politics seems to becoming ever more a family business and congressional seats are almost inherited by family members, it is interesting to see the tradition of dynastic politics in the United States, which regards itself as a model of meritocracy. ( )