Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. Seattle, May 24, 1989 1
6. 2. Fargo/Moorhead 9
7. 3. Seattle, 1925 18
8. 4. Mr. Smooth 25
9. 5. Depression 30
10. 6. Young Man in a Hurry 41
11. 7. New Deal, New World, the "Soviet of Washington" 50
12. 8. Mr. Magnuson Goes to Washington 59
13. 9. "Ensign" Magnuson 66
14. 10. Adonis from Congress 75
15. 11. Horses, Flaxseed, and Dutiful Son 83
16. 12. Commander Magnuson 92
17. 13. War, Politics, and Mcgoozle 104
18. 14. Senator Magnuson 115
19. 15. The "Pol's Pol," the Playboy's Playboy 146
20. 16. Cold War, Monkey Business 158
21. 17. Maggie, Scoop, and Overdrafts 170
22. 18. The Sinner and the Saint 183
23. 19. American Prime Time 193
24. 20. Camelot and Comeback 223
25. 21. Triumph, Cuba, and Trouble 234
26. 22. Bumblebees 244
27. 23. Civil Rights: The Whole Load of Hay Falls on Maggie 258
28. 24. The Sixties 271
29. 25. Revival 286
30. 26. "Scoop and Maggie" 300
31. 27. The Prime of Public Interest 315
32. 28. The Great Dictator 326
33. 29. A Time to Go 341
34. 30. Coming Home: The Green Light 352
35. Notes 361
36. Index 381