Peddler's grandson -- In the ring -- Mr. Goldwater goes to Washington -- Big labor and big government -- Becoming a national leader -- The conscience of a conservative -- "Let's grow up, conservatives" -- A genuine draft -- Making up his mind -- A choice, not an echo -- California, here he comes -- Civil rights and states' rights -- Extremism and moderation -- Anything goes -- Waiting for the landslide -- The meaning of defeat -- Vindication -- The making and unmaking of presidents, I -- The making and unmaking of presidents, II -- Coping with the new conservatism -- Final flight -- A summing up.