Table of Contents
Introduction: To Hope Rather Than To Fear 3
1 The Confidence Of The Whole People: Visions of the Presidency, the Ideas of Progress and Prosperity, and "We, the People" 32
2 The Long Shadow Of Appomattox: The Lost Cause, the Ku Klux Klan, and Reconstruction 78
3 With Soul Of Flame And Temper Of Steel: "The Melting Pot," TR and His "Bully Pulpit," and the Progressive Promise 114
4 A New And Good Thing In The World: The Triumph of Women's Suffrage, the Red Scare, and a New Klan 154
5 The Crisis Of The Old Order: The Great Depression, Huey Long, the New Deal, and America First 218
6 Have You No Sense Of Decency?: "Making Everyone Middle Class," the GI Bill, McCarthyism, and Modern Media 282
7 What The Hell Is The Presidency For?: "Segregation Forever," Kings Crusade, and LBJ in the Crucible 336
Conclusion: The First Duty Of An American Citizen 412
Author's Note and Acknowledgments 445
Notes 451
Bibliography 635
Illustration List and Credits 695
Index 703