Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith goes inside America's power center in Washington, DC to reveal how the game of governing was played in the 1980s.;The Presidency and the power afloat : our rotating prime ministers -- The power earthquake of 1974 : the impact of reform, money, and television -- The soft sides of power : visibility, credibility, and power surfing -- Porcupine power : the politics of being prickly -- The power loop : narrow access vs. widening the circle -- Life inside the beltway : the folkways of Washington -- Congress and the constant campaign : survival politics and the New Breed -- Pentagon games : the politics of pork and turf -- The new lobbying game : grass roots pressure and PAC money -- Shadow government : the power of staff -- The agenda game : speed, focus, and damage control -- The image game : scripting the video presidency -- The coalition game : the heart of governing -- The opposition game : fighting swapping, and remodeling -- The foreign policy game : bureaucratic tribal warfare -- The other foreign policy game : end runs and back channels -- Divided government : gridlock and the blame game -- Where's the majority party? : No longer the Democrats, not yet the Republicans -- Our political disconnect : campaigning vs. governing -- What is to be done?