Vol. 143 No. 18

COVER

"I Have Never Been a Quitter" (Cover Stories)
Despite all his gifts, Nixon spent his whole life falling and running and falling again

Victory in Defeat (Cover Stories)
Richard Nixon failed more spectacularly than any other U.S. President, yet by sheer endurance he rebuilt his standing as the most important figure of the postwar era

NATION

Chronicles (Chronicles)

Footnote to History (Chronicles)

Halt! Label Police! (Chronicles)

Health Report (Chronicles)

Informed Sources (Chronicles)

Lapd Lawsuits: Collect 'Em All (Chronicles)

Open and Unflappable (The White House)
In a historic briefing on the Clintons' finances, the First Lady discloses little but wins warm reviews

PC Dirty Dancing (Chronicles)

Roadblock That Metaphor! (Chronicles)

Spotlight (Chronicles)

The Week April 17 -23 (Chronicles)

Which Hillary Has the Toni? (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers (Chronicles)

WORLD

At the Dawn of Liberation (South Africa)
In the first democratic, all-race elections, the black majority is taking control of its own country after more than 300 years

Dropping the Ball? (Diplomacy)
While Clinton focuses on domestic affairs, U.S. world leadership suffers from lack of attention and too frequent back-and-forth policy switches

RELIGION

Battle of the Future Buddhas
Two different boys claim to be the reincarnated master of a popular school of Buddhism

TECHNOLOGY

Your Chips Or Your Life!
Gunmen invade glossy laboratories and make off with microprocessors in a new global crime wave

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Public Eye Seeing Stars Over Kelso

The Political Interest Keep China Trade

Time (Contents)
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Time (Masthead)
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BUSINESS

Let's Get Motivated (Entrepreneurship)
A hot road show delivers a gospel of success. But is it religion or commerce?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Masterwork Suppressed (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
A bold and poignant Chinese film is banned in its homeland

Dead Beat (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Recipe for a specious musical biopic: be a rebel, die young

Disenchanting Kingdom (Arts & Media / THEATER)
A pyrotechnic Beauty and the Beast, with actors who are just cartoonish instead of cartoons, launches Disney on Broadway

Furthermore (The Arts & Media / ART)

Seeking The Wild Little known outside of Australia, Arthur Boyd is a world-class painter (Arts & Media / ART)

Simpsons Forever! (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
The most satisfying show on television celebrates its 100th episode with its characters' wit, love and desperation intact

Tennison and the Rent Boys (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
In Prime Suspect 3, Calamity Jane tracks a lurid crime wave

TO OUR READERS

To Our Readers

LETTERS

Examining Clintonophobia (Letters To The Editor)

How To Treat Asia (Letters To The Editor)

In Defense of Quants (Letters To The Editor)

Italy's Champion for Change (Letters To The Editor)

Silence Can Be Deadly (Letters To The Editor)

That's Show Business (Letters To The Editor)

Wild Financial Markets (Letters To The Editor)

ESSAY

The Whipping Boy