Acknowledgments ix
Prologue 1
Part I. The Crusader, 1949–62
1 The Road to Capitol Hill 5
2 The Class of ’49 15
3 “Here Comes This Nice, Good-Looking Guy” 41
4 “The Judgment of Admirals” 55
Part II. Defeat and Comeback, 1962–74
5 Yates for Senate 87
6 To the United Nations and Back 109
7 “This Precious Resource” 115
Part III. The Chairman, 1975–98
8 America’s Committee 133
9 Three Years of the Culture Wars 143
10 “The Last Sanhedrin Met in 70 ce” 183
11 The Final Years 215
Epilogue 219
Notes 227
References 251
Index 259
Photographs follow page 69