Counselor: a life at the edge of history

pt. 1. Lincoln, Nebraska, 1928-1951.

Roots

Mother

Father

Childhood and siblings

Education

Conscience

pt. 2. Washington, D.C., 1951-1964.

Move to Washington, D.C.

Joining Senator Kennedy

Relationship with JFK

My perspective on JFK's personal life

My evolving role on JFK's Senate staff

Speechwriting

My role in Profiles in courage

A Catholic candidate for president?

Senator Kennedy's quest for the presidency

The 1960-1961 presidential transition

Special counsel to the president

The president's speeches

President Kennedy's ministry of talent

My relations with Vice President Lyndon Johnson

My relations with President Kennedy's family

Kennedy's civil rights initiative

The Cuban Missile Crisis

President Kennedy's foreign policy

My role in press relations

Planning for JFK's reelection and second term

The death of President Kennedy

President Johnson's 1963 transition

pt. 3. New York City, 1965-2007.

Return to private life and authorship

New life in New York

Practicing law

My continuing involvement in politics

My 1977 nomination for Director of Central Intelligence

Family and health.