From the former Senator & presidential candidate, called by some the conscience of the nation for his early anti-Vietnam War stance, a discussion of 35 years of American politics. McCarthy's account is tempered with the insights of a historian, philosopher & citizen who is concerned for the future of the nation & its democratic political processes. As he recounts his own introduction to politics & his campaigns & terms in office, the reader has a genuine sense of being there, too. His devotion to liberal traditions never faltered, & he made his disdain for the "club" aspects of the Senate & the superficiality of political campaigning abundantly evident. His ideas on the personalization of the presidency & the lack of national goals are powerful & poignant. A masterful work, highly recommended.— Frank Kessler, Political Science Department, Missouri Western State College, St Joseph Foreword Political Initiation & the Rayburn Years Senatorial Politics 1957-67 A View of Two Decades (1948-68) thru Presidential Politics Entropic Politics Index