INTRODUCTION 前言 1
POLITICS MAKES GOOD SLOGANS 政治出口号 1
THEY SHOT THE PRESIDENT 总统行刺者 9
SEVEN SUPREME COURT DECISIONS 七项最高法院裁决 15
THE WORST SUPREME COURT DECISION 最糟的最高法院裁决 21
I DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAMS 名人辈出的亚当斯家族 23
GOOD PHRASES FOR BIG ISSUES 大事妙语 28
TWENTY WONDERFUL NICKNAMES 二十个绝妙绰号 33
SEVEN SPEECHES TO REMEMBER 七大讲演 42
TEN PAINTINGS THAT SAY"AMERICA" 关于美国的十大绘画 48
QUOTATIONS WORTH QUOTING 可引可用的语录 54
SOME FAMOUS THINGS THEY DIDN'T SAY 一些张冠李戴的名言 63
KNOW THESE SIX GREAT HISTORIANS（BECAUSE THEY'RE OUR BEST） 六位历史学大家 69
ONE DATE EVERYONE GETS WRONG 一个人人搞错的日期 74
WHAT'S NEW? 新 76
PHRASES THAT GRABBED US 影响我们的词语 80
TEXTS THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES 改变我们生活的作品 87
ROCKEFELLERS 洛克菲勒家族 94
TEN MORE WONDERFUL NICKNAMES 另外十个绝妙绰号 100
LAND OF REBELS 叛逆者家园 105
CARTOONS 漫画 113
THREE MORE THINGS THEY DIDN'T SAY 另外三句张冠李戴的话 116
IT'S A PANIC 经济恐慌 120
SEVEN FAMOUS WARSHIPS 七大名舰 130
FIVE BLACK"TROUBLEMAKERS" 五名黑人"肇事者” 136
WOMEN ON WOMEN 妇女论妇女 140
LET'S MAKE A DEAL 我们来做笔交易 146
WHO INVENTED IT? 谁是它的发明者 153
THE INVENTION THAT WASN'T 不算发明的发明 156