Prologue: an evening at the Statler -- A nation at war -- Politics in midwar -- The Republicans -- The Democrats -- Willkie pushes hard -- President and Congress -- Wendell in wonderland -- The bandwagon rolling -- It looks like Dewey -- The Republican Convention -- Meanwhile, the Democrats -- The ailing president -- Will Roosevelt run? -- Who runs with Roosevelt? -- The Democrats arrive in Chicago -- Democrats in convention -- Campaign on the high seas -- The Republicans go to work -- Dewey heads west -- The battle is on -- The October campaign kicks in -- Death in October -- Dewey on the offensive -- FDR strikes back -- Down to the wire -- Bricker's campaign -- The man from Missouri -- The last days -- Election day -- Summing up -- Epilogue: the fourth term.