1. Background
The early years
Apprenticeship
2. Confronting gold, 1969-1974
Battle plan
Gamble
Transformation
Compromise
3. Fighting inflation, 1979-1987
Prelude
Challenge
The plan
Sticking to it
New territory
The only game in town
The end of the beginning
Follow-through
The resignations
An equestrian statue
4. The twenty-first century
In retrospect
The rule
Trust.