Christine wins a major national pageant. Jim and Betsy's marriage begins to get warmer despite issues regarding Bottomless Lake. Forever and Sarge announced their wedding date as Christine prepares to end her rebellion. JR begins seeking comfort from Karen Crider

As his parents travel to Pennsylvania and then to New Orleans JR grapples with his pain over Jennifer Bowers while at the same time launching a campaign for Student Senate.

JRs father returns from New Orleans and give some criticism a present Clinton on the Blake Carter show regarding tax cuts for small business and other issues he finds problematic

A wounded JR realizes how much he needs his family to be a support at the same time Christine is flabbergasted and surprise to be selected by her school to go to Capitol Hill

Sjr's father and family make their way to Tallahassee for the Billy Graham crusade Jr makes his way to Salt Lake and later New Orleans

As things begin to heat up and come together regarding his family JR begins his rise to leadership on campus and in his personal life

September 1 1939 Jr's father faces his earliest disappointment when in the dead of night his father gets a call to fight as a mercenary in world war II for Great Britain

Amy Kathleen is rude by her fiance Greg about taking this vacation to Cancun at the same time Elizabeth Marie and Frank forever and Sarge prepare for an engagement party at the Hendrick mansion. JR gets a sad surprise when he offers his marriage proposal to Jennifer Bowers

In this episode Jim becomes aware that the competition between him Christine and Jr is heating up too far and so his best friend Claude takes him away from the power games in Washington DC. Amy Kathleen's love for Greg gross deeper as JR goes more nervous about his proposal of marriage to Jennifer Bowers.

With the Hendrick family competition between Christine Jim and Jr heating up Amy Kathleen falls into the arms of her fiance Greg who promises to eventually take her away from the DC power games