Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue 1
6. 1. A New Star Is Born 9
7. 2. The People’s Mayor 24
8. 3. The Next Senator from Minnesota 40
9. 4. Lonely, Bitter, and Broke in the Senate 59
10. 5. Confrontation and Cooperation 71
11. 6. Prominence and Courtship 85
12. 7. The Price of Leadership 101
13. 8. Liberal without Apology 115
14. 9. Candidate in Orbit, 1958–1960 134
15. 10. The Insider as Outsider 152
16. 11. Tragedy and Triumph 170
17. 12. The Best Man in America 193
18. 13. LBJ versus HHH: The Great Society and Vietnam 210
19. 14. Humphrey’s Vietnam Wars 230
20. 15. Northwest’s Passage 249
21. 16. Last Man In 268
22. 17. The Siege of Chicago 291
23. 18. Battling the Torrents—and Johnson 315
24. 19. Resurrection and Defeat 336
25. 20. A Time for Everything 364
26. Epilogue: The Conscience of the Country 391
27. Notes 395
28. Bibliography 453
29. Index 467