Contents

Part I: Johnson vs. Kennedy:1960
1. The Prediction
2. The Rich Man's Son
3. Forging Chains
4. The "LBJ" Special

Part II: "Rufus Cornpone"
5. "Power is Where Power Goes"
6. Genuine Warmth
7. "Cut"
8. Gestures and Tactics
9. The Protégé

Part III: Dallas
10. The Cubicle
11. Taking Charge

Part IV: Taking Command
12. Aboard Air Force One
13. Three Encounters
14. The Drums

Part V: To Become a President
15. EOB 274
16. The Oval Office
17. The Warren Commission
18. The Southern Strategy
19. "Old Harry"
20. "The Johnsons in Johnson City"
21. Serenity
22. "Old Harry" II
23. In the Books of Law
24. Defeating Despair
25. Hammer Blows
26. Long Enough