CONTENTS
Inauguration 1961—A Foreword
Preface
IRoom at the Top
To the Land of the Shanties
Behind the Lace Curtain
Upward Bound
No Terrors at Home
IIThe Green Bloods
Canterbury and Choate
Harvard
Alone at the Top
IIIWar and Peace
Why England Slept
“Jesus Loves Me”
War’s End
IVThe Poor Little Rich Kid
Political Baptism
Free-for-All
Safe Seat
VThe Gentleman from Boston
Bread-and-Butter Liberal
Defying the White House
A Subject of the Pope?
Kennedy as a Congressman
VIGreen Blood versus Blue Blood
The Battle Joined
By the Left—or Right?
Battle of the Teacups
VIIThe Senator from New England
The Open Door
What’s the Matter with New England?
The Girl from Newport
VIIIMcCarthyism: The Issue That Would Not Die
Kennedy and the Liberals
On the Fence
“The Honor and Dignity of the Senate”
“A Reasonable Indictment”?
IXThe Anatomy of Courage
Grace in a Vacuum
Profiles in Courage
The Meaning of Courage
XVice-Presidential Politics
Fight for the Electoral College
Melee in Massachusetts
Who but Kennedy?
The First Hurrah
XISenator from the United States
A Democrat Looks at Foreign Policy
Civil Rights: A Profile in Cowardice?
Hooverism and Housekeeping
XIISwinging for the Fences
Room 362
Home Run in Massachusetts
The Senate as Testing Ground?
“Victura”?
XIIIKennedy and the Catholics
Render unto Caesar?
Kennedy Takes His Stand
What Kind of Catholic?
“No Catholics Need Apply”?
XIVA Profile in Leadership
What Sort of Man?
What Sort of Democrat?
What Sort of President?
A Place of Moral Leadership?
Bibliographical Note
Chapter Notes
Index
About the Author