The Nation: Who Might Succeed Henry

Though President Ford today is determined to keep Henry Kissinger as his Secretary of State and Kissinger is determined to stay, a hazardous route stretches to the end of Ford's term. Should Kissinger leave, somewhere along the way, whom might Ford pick to replace him? The speculation is in the best hot-stove-league tradition.

Any new Secretary of State would probably be a Ford familiar; there would not be enough time in the remainder of his term to get used to an unknown. It would also surely be someone who could get along comfortably with...

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