Contents
Author’s Note
Cast of Characters
The Gathering | October 28, 1959
Part I: Before | July 1948–November 1959
Dispatches from the Cranberry Bog | July 14, 1948
Locking Horns at the Stock Yard Inn | July 25, 1952
A Politician Rises | August 16, 1956
Kennedy for Proxmire | August 22, 1957
The Unannounced Campaign Begins | April 9–11, 1959
Breakfast at Kennedy’s | June 1959
The Uphill Battle | November 13, 1959
Part II: During | January 1960–April 1960
Making It Official | January 21, 1960
A Stroll through the Snow | Late January 1960
Fuzzy Math | January 30, 1960
Ted Takes the Leap | February 14, 1960
Jackie Steals the Show | February 16, 1960
Chance Encounters | February 23, 1960
The Candidates Square Off in Clintonville | March 11, 1960
Driving Senator Kennedy | March 17, 1960
Lost in the Pasture | Mid-March 1960
At the Gates | March 29, 1960
Primary Day | April 5, 1960
Part III: After | May 1960–November 1963
Humphrey’s Last Stand | May 10, 1960
Flying High with Jack | June 4, 1960
Bold Enough to Try | July 10, 1960
Inauguration Day | January 20, 1961
More Than a Face in the Crowd | May 12, 1962
A Band on Every Corner | November 22–25, 1963
Bibliography
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index