The unifying theme of this volume is the President, American politics, and the World. Table of Contents: Preface, Kenneth W. Thompson; ^IIntroduction, Kenneth W. Thompson; The Nixon Presidency, Elliot L. Richardson; The American Presidency: The Middle East and Israel, Edgar F. Bronfman; The Presidential Nominating Process, Richard M. Scammon; The Presidency and Diplomacy: The Middle East and Central America, Sol M. Linowitz; A Single Six-Year Presidential Term, Charles L. Bartlett; Concluding Observations, Kenneth W. Thompson.