Wounded titans: American presidents and the perils of power

Acknowledgments

Editor's Introduction

Author's Prologue

The Style and Genius of American Politics (starting p. 5)

Presidency and Demos (starting p. 13)

Presidential Leadership in the New America (starting p. 24)

Wounded Titans (starting p. 31)

The Shaping of American Presidents (starting p. 46)

Eros and Power (starting p. 62)

Desire and Power in the White House (starting p. 86)

The Ardors and Tribulations of the Journey of Liberalism (starting p. 103)

Thomas Jefferson: America's Philosopher-King (starting p. 127)

Abraham Lincoln: From the People, For the People (starting p. 139)

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Flawed Paradigm (starting p. 152)

Harry S Truman: The Plutarchian President (starting p. 186)

Richard Nixon: The Torturous Descent from Olympus (starting p. 218)

Ronald Reagan: Commander of a Counterrevolution (starting p. 252)

1940: Roosevelt vs. Willkie (starting p. 269)

1944: Roosevelt vs. Dewey (starting p. 276)

1948: Truman vs. Dewey (starting p. 290)

1952: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson (starting p. 299)

1956: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson (starting p. 310)

1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon (starting p. 327)

1964: Johnson vs. Goldwater (starting p. 344)

1968: Nixon vs. Humphrey (starting p. 353)

1972: Nixon vs. McGovern (starting p. 371)

1976: Carter vs. Ford (starting p. 382)

1980: Reagan vs. Carter (starting p. 396)

1984: Reagan vs. Mondale (starting p. 405)

1988: Bush vs. Dukakis (starting p. 415)

1992: Clinton vs. Bush (starting p. 425)

President Hunting in an Electronic Wonderland (starting p. 431)

Coda: The Last Column (starting p. 436)