TY - BOOK AU - Littlefield,Nick AU - Nexon,David AU - Goodwin,Doris Kearns TI - Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress SN - 9781476796154 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - E840.8.K35 L779 2015 U1 - 973.92092B 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Kennedy, Edward M. KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Senate KW - Biography KW - Legislators KW - Politics and government KW - 1993-2001 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin -- Election Day -- The contract with America -- The failed struggle for health reform -- Republicans in the majority -- Preparing the resistance -- The struggle for the mind of the President -- Relationships -- Rallying the Democrats -- The fight begins -- The Republican attack -- Senate rules -- Will Democrats join together? -- The Capitol, the Senate, and Washington -- The first train wreck -- The second train wreck -- The third train wreck -- A new "big idea" -- Flashback -- The clash of the titans on the Senate floor -- Clash of the titans: round 2 -- Victory -- The Children's Health Initiative -- Conclusion -- Epilogue ER -