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Press conference were Senator John Tower (R-TX) announces his retirement, says he's choosing to focus on other endeavors and retiring, denies that it's because he fears losing an election, it's just that time. Press conference were Senator Howard Baker announces his retirement, says he's served long enough. Shots of meeting of the House Rules Committee.
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House of Representative Chambers with session in progress. Representative Bill Brodhead (D-MI) in well of House announcing that he will not run for re-election to spend more time with family.
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Former Representative Bill Brodhead with wife in interview, talking about why he retired from Congress, saying he was distracted and sacrificed a lot of his personal life that he wants to take back. Aerial of Detroit, Michigan.
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Former US representative Bill Brodhead with wife in interview, Kathy Brodhead talks about the inflexibility of being in congress, family life suffers, they moved from their home in Michigan to live in DC.
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Former Representative Ken Holland (D-SC) says he quit Congress because it wasn't enough money to maintain two homes and put a kid through college. Shots of Holland meeting with South Carolina voters. Holland says he got frustrated with the complexity of legislation and the slow process of making change happen, he was disappointed to learn that the job isn't glamorous.
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Former Representatives Bill Broadhead and Ken Holland talk about why they left congress. Broadhead says he got frustrated with the amount of deals he had to cut to get anything done. Holland says the workload is staggering. Brodhead says the job wiped him out and killed all his personal time. Holland says that Congress can be too much for a mere mortal human being.
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Newman/Ornstein-discuss what Congressmen do after leaving Congress, some go back to previous work, some stay in Washington as lobbyists, some seek other offices, some just retire outright.
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Former Representative Floyd Fithian talking about life after congress, says he discovered he could work in public service while remaining in Washington and close to politics.
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Shots of a lobbying dinner with older Caucasian men and women mingling. Shots of former Congressmen who all say they're back to practicing law.
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Shot of former Senator Ed Muskie getting into cab. Older film of Muskie discussing the transition from office back to practicing law, says it's hard to find satisfaction.
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John F. Kennedy Inauguration, being sworn in. Brief shot of Lyndon B. Johnson. Richard Nixon speaking from behind desk. White House at night.
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Shots of former Representative Shirley Chisholm delivering lecture to a classroom of college students. Shot of former Oklahoma Senator Henry Bellman driving a tractor, towing a harrow through wheat field. Shot of a former Representative John Brademas serving as president of New York University. Shot of former Representative Otis Pike as a TV commentator. Shot of former Senator Sam Ervin relaxing on his North Carolina porch with an interviewer.
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Caucasian female worker typing in office of Association of Former Members of Congress. Director Jed Johnson, a former member himself, says that the Association is a good source for former members to get speaking engagements.
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House of Representative Chambers with session in progress. High angle people entering chamber. Former Senator Ed Muskie, former Representative Floyd Fithian and Former Senator Caleb Boogs discussing the transition from office life to private life.