Advise and Consent is a political novel written by Allen Drury and published in 1959. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 _ September 2, 1998) was a U.S. novelist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... See also: 1958 in literature, other events of 1959, 1960 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

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. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Seal of the United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ...

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...." Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...

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. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... See also: 1959 in literature, other events of 1960, 1961 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Alger Hiss Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was a U.S. State Department official and Secretary General to the founding charter conference of the United Nations. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22...

Drury wrote six sequels, none of which achieved the success of Advise and Consent. A sequel is a work of fiction (e. ...

Motion picture

Advise and Consent is a 1962 Columbia motion picture starring Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, and Burgess Meredith. See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film Top grossing films North America West Side Story Spartacus El Cid Lover Come Back That Touch of Mink tie King of Kings and The Music Man Hatari!, starring John Wayne Academy Awards Best Picture... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor. ... Lew Ayres (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 - August 12, 1982) was an acclaimed American film and stage actor beloved for his roles as plain-speaking men of humane decency. ... Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor. ... Charles Laughton as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 - December 15, 1962) was a British-born American stage and film actor. ... Don Murray has been the name of more than one person of note: Don Murray (clarinetist) (1904-1929) jazz musician Don Murray (drummer) of the group The Turtles Don Murray (actor) Don Murray (writer) Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the Boston Herald This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... The Rat Pack. ... Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 - November 6, 1991) was an American film actress. ... Meredith in 1972s Probe Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing The Penguin on the television series Batman. ...

It was adapted for the screen by Wendell Mayes, based on the Allen Drury novel, and was directed by Otto Preminger. Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ...

It marked the first time a post-WWII American audience saw a gay bar in a movie. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: Immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons - the atom bomb being the ultimate. ... A gay bar is a drinking establishment which caters primarily to gays or lesbians. ...

External links

• Advise and Consent at the Internet Movie Database