06685. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP DURING THE VIETNAM ERA. An evaluation of American leadership during the Vietnam period from the standpoint of three criteria - legitimation, accumulation, and inspiration - indicates that leadership can be rated a disaster. Based principally on The Best and the Brightest, emphasis is placed on flawed personalites of the men who held high office in that era. 10 pages, 11 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources (included annotated text).