President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) during the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York. (Bob Daugherty/AP) To understand the frenzied rush among Democratic insiders to ...

Kennedy, to Carter's annoyance, got there first, making it look as if the Administration was racing its motors and padding its numbers to catch up—and, worse still, fueling the corrosive gossip in the ...

Over 43 years in the senate, Democrat Ted Kennedy has fought serial battles on behalf of the working class—from defending overtime pay and workplace-safety regulations to expanding health-care ...

"There are more of us than trouble" -- "Something terrible is going to happen" -- "A second Chappaquiddick" -- "Victory out of failure" -- "A master legislator." Summary This book is an exploration of ...