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May 1974 Issue
May 1974 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Is the Vice Presidency Necessary?
    Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
  • The Making of the Sub-Saharan Wasteland
    Claire Sterling
  • Destiny's Forgotten Darlings
    Martin Ralbovsky
  • In the Beholder's Eye
    Kenneth Baker
  • Getting Real
    Richard Todd
  • Examined Lives
    Joseph Kanon
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In the Beholder's Eye

By Kenneth Baker
May 1974 Issue
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