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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Writing a book competes with marriage, fatherhood, an d running as a Democrat i n Morris County , Ne w Jersey a s the mos t difficult an d rewarding experience of my life. Blair Maclnnes, my wife, read every word o f this book man y time s over, as well as thousands more that disappeare d int o some cyber cemetery . Sh e did s o with goo d humo r an d dispatch , puttin g asid e he r ow n work t o question , argue , an d exclai m abou t mine . She put u p wit h th e absences and obliterated weekends that go with book-writing. Blair made it possible for me to start and finish thi s labor, and she deserves first an d most fervent thanks . Richard C . Leone encouraged m e as a friend an d a s president o f th e Twentieth Century Fund, taking a chance on a heretofore unpublished writer wit h a n unconventiona l resume . Hi s perspective s an d insight s ar e unmatched in my experience for their acuity and freshness. I also appreciate the help o f hi s colleagues a t the Fund : John Samples , Jason Renker , Jo n Shure, Beverly Goldberg, Kathleen Quinn, Bill Grinker, and Carol Starmack. This book grows out of thousands of conversations and encounters . Those wit h To m Vallely , Charle s Kenney , Bil l Bradley, Charle s Morris , Kathleen Daley, Jim Sleeper, Clement Price, John McLaughlin, Mark Fury , and Wayne Bryant were particularly helpful. Carte r Willkie prodded an d supported m e wit h jewel s an d tidbits ; Mel Miste r argue d patientl y an d effectively. Steve Adubato inspired this book b y his practice of politics and integration . My friends a t Newark's Nort h War d Cente r work an d liv e as a part of the most thoroughly integrate d institutio n I have ever seen—an d as one of the most effective communit y servic e organizations . Miss Juanita Tar r taught me how to type pretty darned fas t when I was i n 9t h grad e a t th e Woodro w Wilso n Hig h Schoo l i n Pasadena . Thanks Miss Tarr . XVII ...

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