Since 1997, The Center has been involved in three book-length publications. 

Masters of the House, published by Westview Press, a division of Harper/Collins, contained papers presented at a May 1995 conference on House leadership.  The book provides a picture of leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from early America to the recent past.

The Education of a Senator (University of Illinois Press, 1998), Everett Dirksen's autobiography, is a personal account of his life told through anecdotes, observations, and lessons learned.  Senator Dirksen worked on this book until his death in 1969, hoping that his story would make a positive impact on a country marred by turmoil.

In August 1999, Westview Press published Congress and the Decline of Public Trust.  It contains the following essays:

• "The Puzzle of Distrust," by Joseph Cooper, Johns Hopkins University
• "Trust and Democracy:  Causes and Consequences of Mistrust in Government," by former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley
• "Insiders with a Crisis from Outside:  Congress and the Public Trust," by David M. Shribman, The Boston Globe
• "Appreciating Congress," by John R. Hibbing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• "How Good People Make Bad Collectives:  A Social-Psychological Perspective on Public Attitudes Toward Congress," by Diana C. Mutz, University of Wisconsin, and Gregory Flemming, Pew Research Center
• "Congress, Public Trust, and Education," by Mary A. Hepburn and Charles S. Bullock III, University of Georgia
• "Congress and Public Trust: Is Congress its Own Worst Enemy?" by Roger H. Davidson, University of Maryland, College Park
• "Performance and Expectations in American Politics:  The Problem of Distrust in Congress," by Joseph Cooper, Johns Hopkins University

• Understanding Congressional Leadership:  The State of the Art (Congressional Quarterly Press,1981)
• Leading Congress:  New Styles, New Strategies (Congressional Quarterly Press,1990)
• First Among Equals:  Outstanding Leaders of the Twentieth Century (Congressional Quarterly Press,1991)