ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Through fifteen years and five books the one con- stant in my professional life has been my agent, Sterling Lord. For his grace, strength, ingenuity, and generosity during the particularly trying period which encompassed the composition of this work I would like to thank him. For her immense confidence, her extraordinary and infectious enthusiasm, and her considerable editorial skills, I would like to thank Phyllis Grann of G. P. Putnam s Sons, without whom--it is en- tirely possible--this book would never have come to fruition. In addition, for the most capable and conscien- tious job of copyediting ever done on a manuscript of mine--as well as for patience and forbearance far beyond the call of duty--I would like to express gratitude to David Frost. The author would also like to express thanks to the Edward J. Doherty Foundation for its generous financial assistance, and to those officials of the U.S. government who, in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, made available various mate- rials which proved to be of considerable use.
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