Barack Obama's choice of science advisers is cause for celebration. Yet history shows that an impressive academic record doesn't guarantee good, impartial advice, cautions Robert Dallek.
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Dallek, R. All the President's scholarly men. Nature 458, 572–573 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458572a
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