Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-416) and index.
Roots in western New York -- Becoming a lawyer and politician -- Mr. Conable goes to Albany -- A freshman in the Eighty-Ninth Congress -- Appointment to the Ways and Means Committee -- Support for Richard Nixon -- The Watergate betrayal -- Toughest reelection -- A friend in the White House -- Republican leader of Ways and Means -- Cutting taxes -- Saving Social Security -- Concluding a congressional career -- Life after Congress