Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-552) and index

The prerequisites for a congressional candidate -- Nixon's first primary -- Nixon versus Voorhis -- Learning the congressional routine -- Nixon and HUAC -- The Herter committee -- Sharpening foreign and domestic priorities -- Running for reelection -- Moving onto the national stage -- Nixon : Chambers versus Hiss -- The pumpkin, Father Cronin, the FBI, and Duggan -- Nixon, communism, and the Truman triumph -- Stepping sideways to move up -- The 1950 primary -- Douglas versus Nixon : the issues -- Fifty-one days in the fall : Nixon versus Douglas-- reality and legend -- Communism and Korea --Corruption in the highest places -- "Electability" and other issues -- The 1952 convention -- Epilogue: Nixon and his detractors-- whom should we believe?

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