American Presidential Statecraft
During the Cold War and After
Authors: Powaski, Ronald E.
Free Preview- Provides a highly readable analysis of presidential approaches to foreign policy in the twentieth century
- Written by a leading expert on American foreign policy
- Includes extensive primary source documentation and analysis
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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.
- About the authors
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Ronald E. Powaski is an American historian and former lecturer at Cleveland State University, USA.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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John F. Kennedy, the Hawks, the Doves, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Pages 11-65
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A “Worm with a Hook”: Lyndon Johnson’s Decision to Escalate US Involvement in the Vietnam War, November 1963–July 1965
Pages 67-120
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Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Congress: Ending US Involvement in the Vietnam War, 1969–1974
Pages 121-174
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Ronald Reagan, George Shultz, and Caspar Weinberger: Winding Down the Cold War, 1984–1988
Pages 175-223
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- American Presidential Statecraft
- Book Subtitle
- During the Cold War and After
- Authors
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- Ronald E. Powaski
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-50454-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-50453-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-84403-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 319
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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