ROBERT N. ROBERTS is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. He has written extensively on the subjects of public service ethics, political ethics, and employee rights and responsibilities. He is the author of White House Ethics (Greenwood, 1988).MARION T. DOSS, JR. is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, his professional interests include the areas of criminal law, legal issues related to law enforcement, public service and corruption, criminal justice education, and counterintelligence. He has published a number of articles, many in collaboration with Robert N. Roberts.

• Preface Introduction The Gathering Storm The Moral Foundations of Public Service Barbarians at the Gate: 1828-1883 The Public Service Counterrevolution: 1883-1930 Peace in Our Time: The Rise and Fall of Administrative Legitimacy, 1930-1996 Strategic Ethics Initiatives: 1960-1973 Public Ethics Warriors Regulatory Rebels Return of the Robber Barons The Public Integrity Shock Troops War Reporting The Public Ethics Firestorm The Great Ethics Crusade Returning Fire The Clinton Scandals It's Not Character, Stupid! Selected Bibliography Index

ROBERT N. ROBERTS is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. He has written extensively on the subjects of public service ethics, political ethics, and employee rights and responsibilities. He is the author of White House Ethics (Greenwood, 1988).MARION T. DOSS, JR. is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, his professional interests include the areas of criminal law, legal issues related to law enforcement, public service and corruption, criminal justice education, and counterintelligence. He has published a number of articles, many in collaboration with Robert N. Roberts.

• Preface Introduction The Gathering Storm The Moral Foundations of Public Service Barbarians at the Gate: 1828-1883 The Public Service Counterrevolution: 1883-1930 Peace in Our Time: The Rise and Fall of Administrative Legitimacy, 1930-1996 Strategic Ethics Initiatives: 1960-1973 Public Ethics Warriors Regulatory Rebels Return of the Robber Barons The Public Integrity Shock Troops War Reporting The Public Ethics Firestorm The Great Ethics Crusade Returning Fire The Clinton Scandals It's Not Character, Stupid! Selected Bibliography Index

ROBERT N. ROBERTS is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. He has written extensively on the subjects of public service ethics, political ethics, and employee rights and responsibilities. He is the author of White House Ethics (Greenwood, 1988).MARION T. DOSS, JR. is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, his professional interests include the areas of criminal law, legal issues related to law enforcement, public service and corruption, criminal justice education, and counterintelligence. He has published a number of articles, many in collaboration with Robert N. Roberts.

• Preface Introduction The Gathering Storm The Moral Foundations of Public Service Barbarians at the Gate: 1828-1883 The Public Service Counterrevolution: 1883-1930 Peace in Our Time: The Rise and Fall of Administrative Legitimacy, 1930-1996 Strategic Ethics Initiatives: 1960-1973 Public Ethics Warriors Regulatory Rebels Return of the Robber Barons The Public Integrity Shock Troops War Reporting The Public Ethics Firestorm The Great Ethics Crusade Returning Fire The Clinton Scandals It's Not Character, Stupid! Selected Bibliography Index