Pt. 1:Limits and Bases of Administration -- Limits of Participation -- Bases for Participation -- Pt. 2: Institutional History of Foreign Affairs Administration -- Prologue,1774-1939 -- World War 2 and the Years of Uncertain Commitment, 1939-1954 -- "Wristonization," 1954-1960 -- The Kennedy-Johnson Years 1961-1969: Basic Objectives -- The Kennedy-Johnson Years,1961-1969: Personnel Programs -- Pt. 3: The Participants and Their Roles -- Congress and the Federal Courts -- The Presidency -- The Departments of State and the Foreign Service -- USIA,AID, and Other Political Agencies -- The National Defense Agencies -- Other Departments and Agencies -- State and Local Governments -- Other Influences -- Pt. 4: Some Current Administrative Problems and Proposals for the Future -- Problems of Policy Formulation and Review -- a Proposal for Reorganizing the High Command of the Department of State -- A Proposal for a Unified Foreign Affairs Service -- Problems of Size and Character -- Problems of Selection -- Problems of Personnel Training and Organization -- Prognosis