Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Content vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgment xvii
5. 1. When Presidents Negotiate 1
6. 2. Prelude to Crisis 21
7. 3. Blood in the Streets 38
8. 4. Breaking the Deadlock 67
9. 5. The Orphan Treaties 91
10. 6. Coup and Countercoup 120
11. 7. Ships That Pass 147
12. 8. On the World Stage 175
13. 9. The Kissinger Principles 202
14. 10. New Envoy to the Isthmus 224
15. 11. Treaty Making on a Tropic Isle 238
16. 12. Struggle behind the Scenes 265
17. 13. The Political Ingredient 295
18. 14. A Bitter Pill to Swallow 341
19. 15. Generous, Fair, and Appropriate 386
20. 16. Treaties at Last 438
21. 17. The Battle for Two-Thirds 457
22. 18. The Great Debate: Act One 496
23. 19. The Great Debate: Act Two 560
24. 20. "The President Is Coming" 627
25. Epilogue 659
26. Appendixes 695
27. A Note on Sources 720
28. Sources 722
29. Index 726