EDITORIAL INFORMATION

When President Kennedy issued his well-known challenge to reach the moon and return safely before the end the 1960s, the inmediate responsability for undertaking the task fell to the 54-year-old director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, James E. Webb. Eight years later, when the Apollo 11 spacecraft splashed down safely in the Pacific and the screens in NASA's Mission Control at Houston flashed the words "Task Accomplished", it was Webb who deserved much of the credit. In Powering Apollo, W. Henry Lambright explores Webb's leadership role in NASA's spectacular success-success that is rare in ambitious government policies and programs.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Preface and Acknowledgments.

-Introduction.

-1. The Making of a Public Executive.

-2. Directing the U.S. Budget.

-3. Managing the Department of State.

-4. The Oklahoma Years.

-5. NASA: From Appointment to Apollo.

-6. Launching a Stronger NASA.

-7. The Struggle to Maintain Momentum.

-8. The Apollo Fire.

-9. From Crisis to Recovery.

-10. Last Hurrah at NASA.

-11. The Moon and After.

-12. Legacy.

-Notes.

-An Essay on Sources.

-Index.