A Higher Calling
Forward
Prologue
I. Dance Studio to the Courthouse 1
- 1 The Fortuitous Fistfight 3
- 2 “Go for It” 15
- 3 “Your Career Is Over Before It Begins” 27
- 4 Upstart Shakes Up Courthouse 41
- 5 “Go Back and Marry That Guy” 55
- 6 “Keep It to Three Points” 65
II. Courthouse to the Congress 75
- 7 When Is It “My Turn” 77
- 8 Exporting Logs and Jobs 89
- 9 Watergate Babies 101
- 10 The Class of ’74 Rebels 109
III. Littered with Unknowns 121
- 11 The Staircase Stripper 123
- 12 Foxtrot on the House Floor 137
- 13 No to Gifts and Women 145
- 14 Wrestling a Skunk 149
IV. Faith in the Public Square 157
- 15 Bipartisan Soulmates 159
- 16 To Thine Own Self Be True 173
- 17 The Way to Reconciliation 179
- 18 The Wall of Separation 191
- 19 Equal Access for All 205
V. Profiles of Character 215
- 20 Conviction Above Ambition 217
- 21 Oddity Is Presidential 223
- 22 A Beacon Light for Human Rights 231
- 23 Cowboy in the Cabinet 243
VI. Dancing Around the House Chamber 255
- 24 Ethiopia, a Reign of Terror 257
- 25 The Soul of Our Foreign Policy 269
- 26 Taxing All But Gall 281
VII. Nature’s Cathedral 289
- 27 Songs of Joy 291
- 28 Shorebirds Seeking Refuge 299
- 29 Volcanic Fury 305
- 30 Protect and Preserve 317
VIII. A Fork in the Road 329
- 31 Pinstripes and Perrier 331
- 32 The Mom in Tennis Shoes 355
IX. Oligarchs Reign Amok 365
- 33 Russia’s Media Czar 367
- 34 The Saint Behind Bars 393
X. A Higher Calling 409