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Bush, George W. (1946-)

American presidential statecraftduring the cold war and after /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	American presidential statecraftby Ronald E. Powaski.
Reminder of title:	during the cold war and after /
Author:	Powaski, Ronald E.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017.
Description:	xiii, 319 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Balance of power.
Subject:	United States
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4
ISBN:	9783319504544$q(electronic bk.)

American presidential statecraftduring the cold war and after /
Powaski, Ronald E.

American presidential statecraftduring the cold war and after /[electronic resource] :by Ronald E. Powaski. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017. - xiii, 319 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1. Introduction -- 2. John F. Kennedy, the Hawks, the Doves, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- 3. A "Worm with a Hook:" Lyndon Johnson's Decision to Escalate U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War, November 1963-July 1965 -- 4. Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Congress: Ending U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War, 1969-1974 -- 5. Ronald Reagan, George Shultz, and Caspar Weinberger: Winding Down the Cold War, 1984-1988 -- 6. George W. Bush's Decision to Invade Iraq, 2001-2003 -- 7. Conclusion. The Art of Presidential Statecraft.

This book, the second of two volumes, examines the presidency in last half of twentieth century America and explores the successes and failures of presidents in their foreign policy initiatives. It examines each president's ability to apply his skills to a foreign policy issue in the face of opposition that may come from a variety of sources, including the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the press, and often their own in-house advisers. This volume in particular focuses on John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush.

ISBN: 9783319504544$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4doiSubjects--Personal Names:

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Bush, George W.
1946-Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Balance of power.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

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United States

LC Class. No.: E183.7 / .P68 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 327.73009045

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