Reagan's cowboys : inside the 1984 reelection campaign's secret operation against Geraldine Ferraro / John B. Roberts II.

Includes index.

"Who did I piss off in this town?" -- Out of the Rose Garden -- A Field of White Crosses -- Ferraro Enters the Fray -- Promise and Peril -- Just Because You're Paranoid... -- Yours, Mine and Ours -- Frenemies -- Implausible Deniability -- Watergate Redux -- Our Man on the Hill -- Failure Is an Orphan -- Inquiring Minds -- Under the Microscope -- Mobbed Up? -- Debate Disaster -- The Heartland Special -- Arrested and Booked -- Eddie Chan, the Inside Man -- The Verdict.

"When rumors about Geraldine Ferraro-the first woman vice-presidential nominee by a major party in U.S history-reached First Lady Nancy Reagan during the 1984 presidential election, a secret operation was launched to investigate her. It revealed Ferraro's familial ties to organized crime and the extent to which she would have been subject to pressure or blackmail by the Mafia if elected. Written by an insider responsible for running the investigation, this never-before-told story goes behind the scenes as an incumbent president's campaign works to expose a political opponent's mob connections. Part detective story, part political thriller, the narrative features all the major players in the Reagan White House and 1984 reelection committee, with revealing anecdotes about Ronald and Nancy Reagan."-- Provided by publisher.