A Witness to History: George H. Mahon, West Texas Congressman

From his first day until his last day in Congress-a span of 44 years-George Mahon was very accommodating to his fellow members of Congress. He was respected and admired by all, and I never knew of an enemy that he might have acquired along the way. He always tried to build political capital among his colleagues-an essential ingredient in getting things done. No doubt George Mahon would be appalled at the lack of civility in national politics in this day and time, and would attribute this lack of congeniality to the logjam that now prevails in Washington.-Kent Hance, from the foreword