EDWARD D. BERKOWITZ is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in History and Public Policy at George Washington University.

• Acknowledgments Introduction: Social Security Celebrates an Anniversary by Edward D. Berkowitz Historical Perspectives on Old-Age Insurance: The State of the Art on the Art of the State by Mark H. Leff The First Advisory Council and the 1939 Amendments by Edward D. Berkowitz Social Security and the Economists by Henry J. Aaron and Lawrence H. Thompson The Plight of the Social Security Administration by Martha Derthick Social Security: A Source of Support for All Ages by W. Andrew Achenbaum Social Security in 1995: The Future as a Reflection of the Past by Wilbur J. Cohen A Reply to Wilbur J. Cohen by Robert J. Myers Recommended Reading Index About the Contributors