Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Introduction xi
4. 1 Prologue The Sunday Shift 1
5. 2 The Beginning of the Day 11
6. 3 The Bomb Thrower 27
7. 4 Snowstorm in Mississippi 41
8. 5 Playing President 49
9. 6 The Keeper of the Flame 61
10. 7 Man Alone 69
11. 8 “The Candidate Has Disappeared” 79
12. 9 Time of Triumph 85
13. 10 The Last Roundup 99
14. 11 A Friday Afternoon in Brussels 103
15. 12 Forebodings 123
16. 13 The President 135
17. 14 Afternoon at Gettysburg, 1967 149
18. 15 State of the Union 155
19. 16 A Sunday at the White House 163
20. 17 The Ninth Hour 185
21. 18 The Close 205
22. 19 Convulsion 211
23. 20 “Well, See You Again, Sometime” 221
24. A Note About the Author 227