Biography of Jesse H. Jones and what led him to his duties at the White House under Roosevelt.

"The story of 'Cactus Jack,' based upon the notes of his off-the-record comments and confidences to an intimate friend over a period of twenty-five years. Known to FDR as 'Mr. Commonsense' and denounced by John L. Lewis as a 'poker-playing, whisky-drinking, evil old man,' John Nance Garner is one of the most controversial political figures of our times."