The explosive, never-before-revealed story of how William Rehnquist became a Supreme Court Justice, told by the man responsible for his candidacy.

Former White House counsel John W. Dean is a frequent guest on national television shows, discussing matters related to the Nixon presidency as well as legal, political, and government issues in general. He is a columnist for MSNBC.com and Findlaw's "Writ," a popular legal Web site (www. findlaw.com), and he regularly reviews books for such publications as The New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, and Salon.com. He is currently producing a television docudrama (which he also co-wrote) for Turner Television, entitled The Pentagon Papers, starring Alec Baldwin and directed by John Frankenheimer.

Cast of Characters

A Note to the Reader

1. Introduction: The Backstory

2. The Games Begin (September 17, 1971)

3. Priority One: A Southerner (September 18)

4. The Push for Poff (September 20)

5. Priority Two: Two Conservatives (September 23­28)

6. Poff Goes Poof (September 29­October 2)

7. Testing How Byrd Might Fly (October 2­11, 1971)

8. Going with Friday and Lillie (October 12­14)

9. The Chief Justice and Other Problems (October 14­18)

10. Powell and Baker (October 19, 1971)

11. While Howard Baker Dithered (October 20)

12. The Rehnquist Choice (October 21)

13. Afterword

A Note on Sources

Chronology

Notes

Bibliography

Index