Leaning Toward a Team Player

McFarlane is a pro, but mil he have Reagan's ear?

The President's National Security Adviser has an odd job: because there is no statutory description of the position, the duties are fluid and ambiguous, and appointments to the post are not subject to senatorial confirmation. As a result, the job can change drastically with each successive occupant. So although at week's end a successor to William Clark had not been officially named, the leading contender, Robert ("Bud") McFarlane, and the also-rans prompted distinct lines of speculation about the style and substance he—or she—would bring...