Nation: Drained of Zeal

A look at the President's men

Part I zinged the President. Now comes Part II, in the June issue of the Atlantic, and the President's men get their lumps.

The White House staff, says former Speechwriter James Fallows, 29, in the concluding installment of his reflections on "The Passionless Presidency," functions like a "feudal system." He adds: "By choosing stability, harmony and order as his internal goals, by offering few rewards for ingenuity and few penalties for dullness or failure, Jimmy Carter created an Administration in which people were more concerned with holding their...

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