Files consist of source materials for Chapter 7, notes from a teleconference to discuss the rough draft of that chapter, handwritten and typewritten notes, copy of draft chapter, and e-mail correspondence including: 003.03 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : moral leadership notes; 003.04 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : image politics speeches; 003.05 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : non election speeches; 003.06 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 election campaign; 004.01 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : election campaign speeches; 004.02 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : newspaper accounts of 1997 campaign; 004.03 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 internet campaign; 004.04 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : 1997 election results/lessons learned; 004.05 Chapter 7 - Fresh start : miscellaneous notes.
Files consist of the Manning Centre subject files with reference material including: 012.08 Accountability and transparency; 012.09 Canadian identity; 012.10 China; 012.11 Common sense vision for Canada; 013.01 Democratic infrastructure; 013.02-013.04 Democratic reform; 013.05-013.06 Environmental stewardship; 013.07-014.01 Faith and politics.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 8 (including notes of a meeting with J.C., Feb 16, 1998), handwritten and typewritten notes relating to the chapter contents, a description of the Reform caucus room, and e-mail correspondence including: 004.06 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : background notes; 004.07 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : tax relief campaigns; 005.01 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : tax reform proposals; 005.02 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : other speeches; 005.03 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : budget speeches 1998, 1999, 2000; 005.04 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : relations with premiers/Calgary declaration; 005.05 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : efforts to reform federalism; 006.01 Chapter 8 - Leader of opposition : Quebec speeches.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 9, e-mail correspondence, partial draft chapter, and handwritten notes including: 006.02 Chapter 9 - Liberal ethics : APEC affair; 006.03 Chapter 9 - Liberal ethics : billion dollar boondoggle – HRDC; 006.04 Chapter 9 : background on Shawinigate.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 10, handwritten notes, email correspondence, and two draft Chapter 10, "There's No Place Like Home", with annotations including: 006.05 Chapter 10 : miscellaneous background; 006.06 Chapter 10 : draft with Sandra Manning's corrections; 006.07 Chapter 10 : draft with suggested corrections by the children.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 11 and regarding the first United Alternative convention, handwritten and typewritten notes, a Think Big United Alternative promotional button, an outline of Chapter 11, and e-mail correspondence including: 007.01 Chapter 11 - Think big : roots of the United Alternative/Canadian Alliance idea; 007.02 Chapter 11 - Think big : Reform assembly, May 1998; 007.03 Chapter 11 - Think big : personal efforts of EPM to build the United Alternative; 007.04 Chapter 11 - Think big : relations with Joe Clark, 1998-1999; 007.05 Chapter 11 - Think big : general preparation for UA1; 007.06 Chapter 11 - Think big : first United Alternative convention, 18-20 Feb 1999; 007.07 Chapter 11 - Think big : speeches to UA1; 007.08 Chapter 11 - Think big : 1st Reform referendum on United Alternative 10 June 1999; 007.09 Chapter 11 - Think big : building toward UA2, general; 008.01 Chapter 11 - Think big : personal efforts of EPM to build UA2; 008.02 Chapter 11 - Think big : 2nd United Alternative convention, 28-29 Jan 2000; 008.03 Chapter 11 - Think big : think big speech, 29 Jan 2000; 008.04 Chapter 11 - Think big : 2nd Reform referendum in United Alternative/Canadian Alliance, 26 Mar 2000; 008.05 Organization of chapter 11 : miscellaneous notes.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 12 and handwritten notes including: 008.06 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : strategy notes and meetings; 008.07 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : PM4PM campaign materials; 009.01 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : leadership campaign speeches/debates; 009.02 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : sample PM4PM campaign correspondence; 009.03 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : campaign results; 009.04 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : sample thank you/condolence letters; 009.05 Chapter 12 - PM4PM : background notes.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 13 such as "get well" cards as well as handwritten notes including: 009.06 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : party preparation for 2000 elections; 009.07 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : Quickscan summary 21 Oct 2000 to 28 Nov 2000; 010.01 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : Globe and Mail coverage of 2000 elections; 010.02 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : EPM's campaigning in 2000 election; 010.03 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : post election assessments; 010.04 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : campaign that might have been; 010.05 Chapter 13 - Opportunity lost : prostate cancer incident.
Files consist of source materials for Chapter 14 and handwritten notes such as an outline for the chapter including: 011.01 Chapter 14 - Downward spiral : key incidents leading to loss of confidence in Stockwell Day; 011.02 Chapter 14 - Downward spiral: disintegration of Canadian Alliance caucus and creation of Democratic Representative Caucus; 011.03 Chapter 14 - Downward spiral : unity initiative - Canadian Alliance/Democratic Representative Caucus/Progressive Conservative; 011.04 Chapter 14 - Downward spiral : EPM unity correspondence/involvement; 011.05 Chapter 14 - Downward spiral : miscellaneous.
Files consist of source material for Chapter 15 such as letters to Manning marking his retirement and handwritten notes including: 011.06 Chapter 15 - The scout : background material; 011.07 Chapter 15 - The scout : House of Commons exit; 011.08 Chapter 15 - The scout : sample of retirement correspondence.