The intimate papers of Colonel House arranged as a narrative by Charles Seymour.

CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. BACKGROUNDS (1858-1911) 8
War and Reconstruction in the South —House in
School and College - Frontier Life and Friends in Texas
- Political Beginnings - State Electoral Campaigns -
The Governors' Adviser - National Campaigns - Enter Wilson.
III. BEGINNINGS OF A FRIENDSHIP 44
First Impressions of Woodrow Wilson - The Pre-Nomination Campaign - Persuading Mr. Bryan - Organizing Texas - The Threat of Champ Clark - The Baltimore Convention - Wilson Nominated - Discords
among the Democrats- McCombs and McAdoo -
Soothing the Tammany Tiger - Captain Bill McDonald
- Democratic Victory.
IV. BUILDING A CABINET 83
'Every one wants something' - Sifting the Possibilities
-House Refuses a Cabinet Post —The Aloofness of
Wilson - A Visit with Mr. Bryan - Offers and Refusals
- The Final Slate.
V. THE SILENT PARTNER 114
Relations of House and Wilson —'Mr. House is my
second self' — Wilsonian Tabletalk -The Visits of a
President - Defects of Wilson as seen by House - The
Colonel as a Political Buffer - A Recipient of Criticism
- Relations with the Cabinet - Problems of Appointments and Local Politics.
VI. THE ADMINISTRATION STARTS WORK 151
The Radicalism of Colonel House —'Philip Dru': its
Composition and Significance - Legislative Problems of
the Wilson Administration - Colonel House and Currency Reform - Drafting the Federal Reserve ActMaking up the Federal Reserve Board - Results of the
First Legislative Session: 'A great exhibition of leadership.'