제 1 부 청년 라용균의 도전과 시련
제 1 장 출생과 일본 유학 ·························································· 13
1. 정읍 영원면 나주 나씨 가문 ·········································· 13
2. 도쿄 와세다 대학 정치과와 2.8 독립운동 ··················· 26
제 2 장 중국 망명과 영국 유학 ··············································· 42
1. 상해에서의 독립운동 ······················································· 42
2. 6년간의 런던 생활과 해롤드 라스키 교수 ··················· 77
3. 귀국 후의 간척사업 ························································ 82

제 2 부 정당과 의회 정치의 기초
제 1 장 해방 이후 정당설립과 제헌국회 의원 ················ 91
1. 한국민주당 참여 ······························································ 91
2. 한국민주당 사무국장과 5.10 총선거 ····························· 97
3. 제헌국회 의원 활동 ······················································ 101
제 2 장 실용주의 중도 의회 정치의 개척 ························ 125
1. 낙선 ················································································· 125
2. 4대 국회의원과 유엔외교 ············································ 134
3. 민주당 내의 갈등 ·························································· 143
4. 4.19 민주혁명과 보건사회부 장관 ······························ 151
5. 5.16과 쿠데타 이후 탈진영 정치 ································ 163

제 3 부 정치에 대한 태도와 철학
제 1 장 ‘자유주의적 근대인’과 의회주의 ························· 185
1. 정책중심의 실용주의 ····················································· 185
2. 의회외교의 개척자 ························································ 193
3. 합리적 의회주의자 ························································ 199
제 2 장 진영과 국가 사이에서 ··············································· 206
1. 백봉을 만든 결정적 장면들 ·········································· 206
2. ‘굽힐 줄 모르는’ 협상가 ·············································· 213
3. 품위 있는 정치 ····························································· 221