1974 is only 40 years. The terms "career politician" and "career bureaucrat" apply everywhere; someone recruited, say, right out of school, could easily still

1974 is only 40 years. The terms "career politician" and "career bureaucrat" apply everywhere; someone recruited, say, right out of school, could easily still be working. That's to say nothing of anyone those people may have recruited. Same goes for technology. What was done 40 years ago may not directly apply, but it might give clues to what's around today.