Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. From Possum Hollow to Capitol Hill 11
5. 2. A Washington Education 32
6. 3. “Think Some More and Vote for Gore” 54
7. 4. The Infrastructure Senator from the Sunbelt 89
8. 5. The Triumph of a Racial Moderate 120
9. 6. Gore’s Liberal Hopes and the Kennedy Promise 143
10. 7 Race and War: Albert Gore and Lyndon Johnson 180
11. 8. The Struggle for a Conservative Majority 213
12. 9. The Defeat of a Roman Senator 230
13. Epilogue 257
14. Primary Sources 277
15. Notes 285
16. Index 329
17. Acknowledgments 339