The late Betty Glad asOlin D. Johnston Professor of Political Science Emerita at the University of South Carolina and author of Jimmy Carter: In Search of the Great White House; Charles Evans Hughes and the Illusions of Innocence; and Key Pittman: The Tragedy of a Senate Insider. As editor or coeditor, her books include of The Psychological Dimensions of War and The Russian Transformation.

IntroductionPart 1: THE PLAYERS

1. High Expectations

2. The Foreign Policy Team

3. The Brzezinski AdvantagePart 2: EARLY COMMITMENTS

4. Early Fumbles

5. Recovery

6. Human Rights and the Soviet Target

7. Competition in the Horn of Africa

8. Negotiations with Panama

9. Dealing with Congress

10. SALT and the SenatePart 3: MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS

11. The Tilt toward China

12. Building the Security Relationship

13. The Impact of a Motivated Tactician

14. Maestro of the Camp David Talks

15. Support Teams and the Road AheadPart 4: CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS

16. Confronting a Regime Change

17. Scrambling for Options

18. The Soviet Brigade "Crisis"

19. Afghanistan: Formulating a Response

20. Exacting a PricePart 5: RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR

21. MAD and the Pursuit of PD-59

22. Shadowing the Soviets

23. The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend

24. The Death of the ArchbishopPart 6: FINALE

25. Operation Eagle Claw

26. The Final Months

27. Jimmy Carter and the American MissionAppendix. American and Foreign Actors: Specific Issues

Notes

Bibliography

Index