A man of very definite ideas and convictions, Morrie Ryskind has created a body of work that examines the general folly of the human race. He never worked as sole scenarist, but the scripts he wrote with others brought him into contact with some of...

IN 1960, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon was the ne plus ultra liberal in Washington. He announced that he was a candidate for his party's presidential nomination. The big question--could Morse win?--was to be settled in an all-important primary on May 3. NATIONAL...

THOUGH THE Vice President of the United States is just a heartbeat away from the world's most powerful office, most Vice Presidents have been chosen to balance a ticket rather than for their statesmanlike qualities. Because of this, and the veil of anonymity...