Contient: High expectations. - The foreign policy team. - The Brzezinski advantage. - Early fumbles. - Recovery. - Human rights and the Soviet target. - Competition in the horn of Africa. - Negotiations with Panama. - Dealing with congress. - Salt and the senate. - The tilt toward China. - Building the security relationship. - The impact of a motivated tactician. - Maestro of the Camp David talks. - Support teams and the road ahead. - Confronting a regime change. - Scrambling for options. - The Soviet Brigade "crisis". - Afghanistan: formulating a response. - Exacting a price. - MAD and the pursuit of PD-59. - Shadowing the Soviets. - The enemy of my enemy is my friend. - The death of the archbishop. - Operation Eagle Claw. - The final months. - Jimmy Carter and the American mission