Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I "I Never Looked Back"
Chapter 1 "A Flash of Light" 13
Chapter 2 "Bar" 21
Chapter 3 Go West 25
Chapter 4 "The Sky's the Limit" 32
Chapter 5 "More Than Tongue Can Tell" 37
Chapter 6 Aggravation and Pride 44
Chapter 7 "A Certain Sort of Expectation" 48
Part II "A Debt to Pay"
Chapter 8 "To Do Something of Service" 57
Chapter 9 Young and Foolish 62
Chapter 10 "A Whole Different Life" 70
Chapter 11 Up in the Air 75
Chapter 12 "Listen to Your Conscience" 83
Chapter 13 Family Values 91
Chapter 14 Horizons 98
Chapter 15 Go East 108
Chapter 16 Coming Home 115
Chapter 17 "Defeat Isn't Defeat" 123
Part III Turning Points
Chapter 18 "The Big Mo" 135
Chapter 19 The Call from Reagan 143
Chapter 20 A Heartbeat Away 148
Chapter 21 Arbusto or Bust 155
Chapter 22 "Why Don't You Come to Washington?" 160
Chapter 23 Awakening 167
Chapter 24 Junior 175
Chapter 25 "Be Tough" 181
Chapter 26 Not So Kind, Not So Gentle 187
Part IV 41
Chapter 27 "A New Breeze" 201
Chapter 28 "Comfortable in the Job" 206
Chapter 29 A Whole New Ball Game 213
Chapter 30 Commander in Chief 217
Chapter 31 "You Can't Give In" 223
Chapter 32 Coming of Age 229
Chapter 33 "Defeat with Dignity" 236
Chapter 34 "Finish Strong" 245
Part V "His Turn Now in the Family"
Chapter 35 "The L-Word" 251
Chapter 36 Joy and Heartache 256
Chapter 37 "Chart Your Own Course" 266
Chapter 38 "No Turning Back" 275
Chapter 39 Great Expectations 284
Part VI 43
Chapter 40 "Mr. President" 293
Chapter 41 "Shock and Awe" 298
Chapter 42 Mourning in America 305
Chapter 43 Prelude to War 310
Chapter 44 A Broader Battle 315
Chapter 45 41 and 43 320
Part VII "The Decider"
Chapter 46 To Whom Much Is Given 331
Chapter 47 "Regards from President Bush" 337
Chapter 48 The Last Campaign 346
Chapter 49 "Brother from Another Mother" 354
Chapter 50 "The First Jewish President" 362
Chapter 51 The Toughest Decision 368
Chapter 52 Last Days 372
Part VIII The Last Republicans
Chapter 53 "It Wasn't Me" 381
Chapter 54 Trumped 388
Chapter 55 "What About George?" 399
Epilogue 405
Acknowledgments 407
Notes 411
Index 455
