America in search of itself: the making of the President, 1956-1980

pt. I. Where we started. The clutch of circumstance : 1980

The old country

Campaign 1956 : hail and farewell

pt. II. The transformation of American politics : 1960-1979. Interpassage : ideas in motion

The great society

The great inflation

The reign of television

The stewardship of Jimmy Carter

pt. III. The election of 1980. The Republicans : enter Ronald Reagan

The Democrats : the party that lost its way

The primaries of 1980 : theater of the absurd

The conventions : on stage and off

What kind of people are we? The census of 1980

The campaign : breakup of the grand coalition

Answers and questions.