This work includes articles written by three scholars and leaders and a critique of their works. Introductory commentary provides insight into their individual personalities. Mr. Nolting, U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in the early 1960's, spent 18 years in the Department of State concerned primarily with European and Far Eastern affairs. Mr. Mosher was a Distinguished Professor at Syracuse, Berkeley, and the University of Virginia before joining the Miller Center to devote his time to research and writing. He is especially well known for his works on bureaucracy and presidential transitions. Professor David was an economist who worked for the Bureau of the Budget and later for the Brookings Institution, where he became the leading authority on party governance, nominating processes, and conventions. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Virginia from 1960 to 1977. Co-published with the Miller Center for Public Affairs.
