x, 451 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: walking beside history Part I. With President Eisenhower The secret dead body The White House detail The eleven-nation tour The South American tour Spying on the Soviets The Asian trip The 1960 presidential campaign Part II. With President Kennedy On the first lady detail Palm Beach Traveling with the Kennedys: Europe Hyannis Port Traveling with the Kennedys: South America and Mexico The Cuban Missile Crisis 1963: great expectations Triumph and tragedy The trip to Texas Dallas The funeral The year after Part III. With President Johnson The LBJ Ranch Inauguration 1965 The civil-rights president A president's burdens Traveling with LBJ: Honolulu and Mexico City Traveling with LBJ: down under 1967 1968 Loyalty Last days with LBJ Part IV. With Presidents Nixon and Ford Vice President Spiro Agnew Beware Greeks bearing gifts A visit from Elvis 1971 1972: the beginning of the end A White House in turmoil The unraveling of a presidency History takes its toll Epilogue: 60 minutes
