Table of Contents

The Everett Years, 1912-1940

Member of the House, 1941-1953

The Cold War Becomes Colder

The Eisenhower Years, 1953-1961

Khrushchev’s Communism

Domestic Politics to 1961

Henry Jackson and the New Frontier

The TFX Controversy and the “Senator from Boeing”

The Great Liberal Crackup, 1964-1969

That Year: 1968

Jackson’s Ascent, the Party’s Descent, 1968-1972

Gearing Up for the 1972 Presidential Campaign

Perils of Detente, Part I: 1968-1976

Israel and the Cold War

The Ford Administration

Not in the Cards: The 1976 Presidential Campaign

The 1976 Democratic Primaries

Perils of Detente, Part II: 1977-1980

Human Rights, SALT, and Linkage

Anybody But Carter: The 1980 Presidential Election

Sunset, 1981-1983

The Jackson Legacy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Promotional Information

A biography of a great American legislator, who had an enormous impact on the foreign policy and defense issues of the Cold War era.

About the Author

Robert G. Kaufman is associate professor of political science at the University of Vermont. He is the author of Arms Control During the Pre-nuclear Era, In defense of the Bush Doctrine, and Dangerous Doctrine: How Obama’s Grand Strategy Has Weakened America.

Reviews

"Kaufman’s cogent analyses of critical episodes and decisions in which Jackson had a part contribute usefully to knowledge of an era, particularly in energy policy, America’s Cold War and international human rights roles, and the travails of liberalism and the Democratic Party."
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