December 7, 1964 Issue, THE NATION

- Editorials, pp. 421-422
- Baghdad Between Revolutions
  Leo Hamalian
  , pp. 423-424
- Police Birchites: The Blue Backlash
  Paul Hoffman
  , p. 425
- The Power Game
  Robert G. Sherrill
  , pp. 426-437
  George Smathers, the Golden Senator from Florida
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  Ethics on the Couch (Review)
  Lionel Abel
  , pp. 438-439
  Insight and Responsibility, by Erik H. Erikson
  1. Insight and Responsibility by Erik H. Erikson
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  The Stillborn America (Review)
  Webster Schott
  , pp. 440-441
  Last Exit to Brooklyn, by Hubert Selby, Jr.
  1. Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby, Jr.
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  Scales of the Marvelous (Review)
  Hayden Carruth
  , pp. 442-443
  Roots and Branches, by Robert Edward Duncan
  1. Roots and Branches by Robert Edward Duncan
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  The Horse's Mouth (Review)
  Pauline Madow
  , pp. 444-445
  H.G. Wells: Journalism and Prophecy, 1893-1946, by W. Warren Wagar and H.G. Wells
  1. H.G. Wells: Journalism and Prophecy, 1893-1946 by W. Warren Wagar and H.G. Wells
- Music
  Benjamin Boretz
  , pp. 446-450
- Crossword Puzzle
  Frank W. Lewis