A changing Congress in a turbulent world The death of a president / Robert W. Merry Republican takeover of Congress / Ronald D. Elving Truman and the policy of containment / Mark Willen The "do-nothing" Congress / Rhodes Cook McCarthy and the climate of fear / Ronald D. Elving The last stand of Robert Taft / Robert W. Merry McCarthyism's self-destruction / Robert W. Merry Voters punish Ike's allies in Congress / Rhodes Cook Smith and Rayburn : power struggle / Ronald D. Elving Crossing the line in the dust / Alan Greenblatt The Gulf of Tonkin incident / Phil Duncan Fulfilling the great society / Stephen Gettinger Vietnam and the voices of dissent / Ronald D. Elving Collision over the Supreme Court / Rhodes Cook "Senator Sam" and the president's men / Allan Greenblatt The power of the purse / John R. Crawford The high drama of impeachment / Alan Greenblatt "Watergate babies" take power / Ronald D. Elving War of words over the canal / Phil Duncan
The Reagan revolution / Robert W. Merry
Reagan and the rebels / Anne Q. Hoy
The Iran-contra eruption / Carroll J. Doherty
A speaker's downfall / Stephen Gettinger
"Read my lips ..." / Ronald D. Elving
Hill vs. THomas / Rhodes Cook
An era comes to a close / Holly Idelson.
