On the morning of March 10, 1967, the Springfield Union reported that
University of Massachusetts Assistant Professor David Mayhew had received a Congressional
Fellowship from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The
Union stated that the Fellowship was designed to give “outstanding young
political scientists [and] journalists … practical knowledge of the legislative process.” In
the story, Mayhew provided the above quotation about the New Zealand-like quality of
Congress. For over half a century, APSA's Congressional Fellowship Program (CFP) has made it
possible for political scientists to “be there,” thus enhancing our collective ability to
“be sure what it's like.”