The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

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Intro; Dedication; Preface; 1. The Hunter Returns; 2. Will and Teedie; 3. The Judge and the Politician; 4. Nellie Herron Taft; 5. Edith Carow Roosevelt; 6. The Insider and the Outsider; 7. The Invention of McClure's; 8. "Like a Boy on Roller Skates"; 9. Governor and Governor General; 10. "That Damned Cowboy Is President"; 11. "The Most Famous Woman in America"; 12. "A Mission to Perform"; 13. Toppling Old Bosses; 14. "Thank Heaven You Are to Be with Me!"; 15. "A Smile That Won't Come Off"; 16. "Sitting on the Lid"; 17. The American People Reach a Verdict; 18. "Cast into Outer Darkness";One of the Best Books of the Year as chosen by -- The Bully Pulpit The story is told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft?a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912, when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that divides their wives, their children, and their closest friends, while crippling the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country?s history. -- The Bully Pulpit, like Goodwin?s brilliant chronicles of the Civil War and World War II, exquisitely demonstrates her distinctive ability to combine scholarly rigor with accessibility. It is a major work of history?an examination of leadership in a rare moment of activism and reform that brought the country closer to its founding ideals. Intro Dedication Preface 1. The Hunter Returns 2. Will and Teedie 3. The Judge and the Politician 4. Nellie Herron Taft 5. Edith Carow Roosevelt 6. The Insider and the Outsider 7. The Invention of McClure's 8. "Like a Boy on Roller Skates" 9. Governor and Governor General 10. "That Damned Cowboy Is President" 11. "The Most Famous Woman in America" 12. "A Mission to Perform" 13. Toppling Old Bosses 14. "Thank Heaven You Are to Be with Me!" 15. "A Smile That Won't Come Off" 16. "Sitting on the Lid" 17. The American People Reach a Verdict 18. "Cast into Outer Darkness" 19. "To Cut Mr. Taft in Two!"20. Taft Boom, Wall Street Bust 21. Kingmaker and King 22. "A Great Stricken Animal" 23. A Self-Inflicted Wound 24. St. George and the Dragon 25. "The Parting of the Ways" 26. "Like a War Horse" 27. "My Hat Is in the Ring" 28. "Bosom Friends, Bitter Enemies" 29. Armageddon Epilogue Photographs Acknowledgments About Doris Kearns Goodwin Notes Illustration Credits Index Copyright