The Nation: JIMMY'S TALENT FILE

Only Jimmy Carter knew for sure whom he was going to pick for Cabinet-level posts, but as of last week the following ambitious achievers—all of them Democrats except where noted—stood high on his list for a job:

CHARLES L SCHULTZE

A prospect for Treasury Secretary . . . Age 52 . . . Member of Democrats' "shadow cabinet" during Nixon-Ford era . . . Senior fellow of Brookings Institution, Washington's liberal think tank, since 1969; also economics professor at University of Maryland, where he earned his Ph.D. . . . As Lyndon Johnson's budget...

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