Part One : Bonzo in the White House Bonzo in the White House Wake up, Mr. Reagan Help Wanted Damage Control at the White House Best book of the year Watt's on first Patton in the Garden Doctor in the house Get the secular humanists "I love New York" Back to Bribery What to do with Knees Wedding Present Missing persons bureau Rent a plane You look great The Float Sex and violence You'll Love this bomb

Part Two: If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls Jelly Bean Economics Good news from Russia Sandbagged The new airlines No law is good law Your biggest fear The Nixon library Defrosting the economy Whither the safety net? Pity the KGB Diablo Country Everyone is in retail The political spectrum Designer chocolates State visit We socked it to them

Part Three: Voodoo Economics Voodoo Economics Watch out, Kadafi Ah so! The corporate safety net Anybody home? A Question of Civil Rights Some call it art What consultants do? Fear of tipping Newspaper Sources The man's story no business like CIA business We got shortchanged Buy American Tanks a Billion The black republican foreclosing on Poland

Part Four: Our Town With Apologies to Thornton Wilder Our town (with apologies to Thornton Wilder) Eight out of ten doctors Ask not And now, here's Juanie Chatting with Eastern Half a war is better than none Smoking and research Tora! Tora! Tora! Enchilada wins a victory Trouble in the schools Riffing Let it all hang out Yourthfull job trading A question of shrinks

Part Five: Why Johnny Can't Eat Why Johnny Can't Eat Dinner at the White House The airline price war My lastest nightmare School prayers A Dry run Poor-mouthing defense Acrimony payments The Gates' Syndrome The High cost of Messages Catch-22 Paris Under Mitterrand New French Souvenirs "I Love a Parade" Who needs College? The computer widow

Part Six: Make me an Offer Make me an offer Invasion of privacy Psychological baggage It's all in the waist Business is good Letters from Jim Watt A barrel of laughs Copping a plea the Human Comedy Smart bombs and dumb kids Moscow Hot Line Unnecessary Roughness Takeover Lane A Great sport Filling the tubes Splat! The hazards of EPA The Deloreans are selling Our Election Endorsements

Part Seven: 100 Neediest Families 100 Neediest Families The woman behind the woman Gas lighting the consumer The high price of politics Love boat USA Dooley lives On her majesty's service Andropov's honeymoon Telling the truth Cannibalism in Hi-Tech Defensive medicine Certifying Human Rights The Battleships are back The worst TV Commercial

Part Eight: Goodby, Ma Goodbye, Ma Social security sweepstakes A lot of bull Northrop has a better idea Hello out there A Good News story "Oh Boy" Recessions hurt everyone Nice Guys finish last The sweet smell of EPA Shouting at the President A Dirty movie An American hero The U.S. garage sale Retraining Horatio Alger Why Jason can't read "Is Paris burning?" No conflict of interest Play Ball IRS Squealers

Contains Art Buchwald's humorous observations on the Presidency of Ronald Reagan and related matters.