6. Rise of an Insider

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Public and Private ix
4. THE PARTNERS
5. 1. Government by Brains Trust 3
6. 2. Tommy Corcoran and the New Dealers’ Gospel “ 13
7. 3. Making the New Deal Revolution 28
8. 4. The Fight for the Rooseveltian Succession 44
9. 5. 1945—The New Dealers’ Government-in-Exile 67
10. IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE
11. 6. Rise of an Insider 91
12. 7. Ends and Means 112
13. 8. Forbidden Version 122
14. RECEIVERSHIP
15. 9. Enter LBJ, Stage Center 145
16. 10. 1960—Checkmate 164
17. 11. President of All the People 183
18. 12. Last Act 206
19. Epilogue 219
20. Notes 225
21. Acknowledgments 271
22. Index 275