James MacGregor Burns

As the 1960 presidential campaign was taking shape, an eminent political scientist examined the top candidates' leadership strategies for bringing an obstinate Congress to heel.

He’s running already, of course, for renomination and re-election, and his plan is to win by being an activist leader in the international arena and a cautious political deal-maker at home. A political scientist here speculates on how, and how well, President Carter might ride two unruly horses back into another four years in the White House.

This is the third and final article in a series which has dealt with the fatal gap between the presidency and the Congress. Professor of political science at Williams College who served as combat historian in the Pacific during the war. JAMES MACGREGOR BURNShas been active in Massachusetts and national politics since his college days. He is the author ofROOSEVELT : THE LION AND THE FOX ; his new book,JOHN KENNEDY : A POLITICAL PROFILE,was published in January by Harcourt, Brace.

Professor of political science at Williams College, who served as a combat historian in the Pacific daring the war, JAMES MACGREGOR BURNS has been active in Massachusetts and national politics since his college days. He is the author of ROOSEVELT: THE LION AND THE FOX;his new book, JOHN KENNEDY: A POLITICAL PROFILE, which has just been published by Harcourt, Brace, is reviewed in our columns this month.

Professor of political science at Williams College, who served as a combat historian in the Pacific during the war, JAME MACGREGOR BURNShas been active in Massachusetts and national politics since his college days. He is the author of ROOSEVELT: THE LION VND THE FOX, and his rune book, JOHN KENNEDY: A POLITICAL PROFILE, has just been published by Harcourt, Brace.