The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
To Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois):
My concern is that you will inherit a government such as Kennedy's, where the ablest minds have been culled, and only the yes men remain.
Dear Senator Obama:
I am excited and hopeful at the prospect that you will be the next President of the United States. At the same time, I am deeply concerned about the state of global affairs and the machinery of the government you will inherit....