Introduction / Andrew Johnstone and Andrew Priest
1. "A godsend to the country"? Roosevelt, Willkie, and the election of 1940 / Andrew Johnstone
2. FDR 's closest contender : Thomas E. Dewey and the 1944 election / J. Simon Rofe
3. Containing challenges : the triumphs of Harry Truman in the presidential election of 1948 / Michael F. Hopkins
4. Confirming the Cold War consensus : Eisenhower and the 1952 election / Steven Casey
5. When public opinion does not shape foreign policy : Suez, Hungary, and Eisenhower in the 1956 presidential election / Scott Lucas
6. Leadership experience in the Cold War : Cuba, Khrushchev, and Quemoy-Matsu in the 1960 presidential election campaign / Sylvia Ellis
7. The virtues of moderation : foreign policy and the 1964 presidential election / Thomas Tunstall Allcock
8. Every way out : Vietnam, American national identity, and the 1968 presidential election / Sandra Scanlon
9. The peace candidate : Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the election of 1972 / Thomas Alan Schwartz
10. Dealing with defeat : Gerald R. Ford, foreign policy, and the 1976 election / Andrew Priest
11. The domestic politics of war and peace : Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and the election of 1980 / Robert Mason
12. 1984, regional crises, and morning in America : the predawn of the Reagan era / David Ryan
13. Ending the Cold War without debate : foreign policy and the 1988 election / Robert A. Strong
14. Internationalism challenged : foreign policy issues in the 1992 presidential election / John Dumbrell
Conclusion / Robert David Johnson.