LBJ's early congressional and senate campaigns; Governor James V. Allred's support for LBJ's 1937 congressional campaign to succeed James P. Buchanan; LBJ's opponents in the campaign; 1937 campaign strategy and contributors to the campaign; LBJ's friendships with businessmen, politicians, journalists, and other powerful people; varied support for LBJ throughout the 10th Congressional District; Albert Sidney Burleson; ethnic groups represented in the 10th District; LBJ's typical campaign schedule; Lady Bird Johnson's role in the campaign; the important people to see in each town while campaigning; LBJ's appendicitis attack two days before the election and surgery; Mrs. Johnson activities on election day; LBJ's surgery and how he was as a patient; LBJ's early work as a congressman.