American presidential statecraft : during the cold war and after / Ronald E. Powaski.
Powaski, Ronald E., author.
2017
E183.7
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Title
American presidential statecraft : during the cold war and after / Ronald E. Powaski.
Author
Powaski, Ronald E., author.
ISBN
9783319504544 (electronic bk.)
3319504541 (electronic bk.)
9783319504537
3319504533
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer Science and Business Media : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Language
English
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1 online resource : illustrations
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10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4 doi
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E183.7
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.73
Summary
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.
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Preface; Contents; List of Figures ; Chapter 1: Introduction; Presidential Statecraft: The€Personal Factors; Environmental Factors; Military Power and€Foreign Policy; The Congress; The Bureaucracy; Public Opinion; Notes; Chapter 2: John F.€Kennedy, the€Hawks, the€Doves, and€the€Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Who was€John F.€Kennedy?; The Character of€John F.€Kennedy; The Bay of€Pigs Invasion, April 1961; The Vienna Summit, June 1961; The Berlin Crisis, 1961; Khrushchev's Gamble: Soviet Missiles to€Cuba; The Initial US Reactions; The Crisis Begins, October 14-16; The "ExComm."

The Nature of€the€Soviet ThreatThe Military Option; Stevenson's Diplomatic Option; A Naval Blockade, October 20-21; Confronting the€Congressional Leadership, Monday, October 22; The President's Address to€the€Nation, Monday, October 22; Khrushchev Responds, Tuesday, October 23; The Quarantine Goes into€Effect, Wednesday, October 24; Confrontation at Sea, October 24; Khrushchev Considers Retreat, October 24-25; U Thant's Peace Initiative, October 24-25; Kennedy Reconsiders Military Action, Friday, October 26; Khrushchev's October 26 Letter to€Kennedy; The "Blackest Hours," Saturday, October 27.

U-2 Crises, October 27JFK Responds to€Khrushchev's October 27 Letter; Castro's Letter to€Khrushchev, October 27; Khrushchev Retreats, Sunday, October 28; Implementing the€Soviet-American Deal; The Aftermath: Kennedy and€Cuba; Aftermath: Soviet-American Relations; The Historiographical Debate: The€Statecraft of€John F.€Kennedy; The Statecraft of€John F.€Kennedy; For Further Reading; Documents; Document 1. Mongoose Meeting with€Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Washington, October 16, 1962 (excerpt).

Document 2. General Maxwell Taylor Explains Military Options to€President Kennedy, October 16, 1962 (excerpt)Document 3. The€Cuban Situation. Memorandum for€Discussion by€CIA Director John McCone, October 17, 1962 (excerpt); Document 4. Letter from€the€US Ambassador to€the€United Nations Adlai Stevenson to€President Kennedy, October 17, 1962 (excerpt); Document 5. President Kennedy's Meeting with€the€Joint Chiefs of€Staff, October 19, 1962 (excerpt); Document 6. Message from€President Kennedy to€Chairman Khrushchev Delivered to€Soviet Embassy 1:45 A.M.€Washington Time October 25 (excerpt).

Document 7. Letter from€Chairman Khrushchev to€President Kennedy, Moscow, October 26, 1962, 7 P.M. (excerpt)Notes; Chapter 3: A "Worm with€a€Hook": Lyndon Johnson's Decision to€Escalate US Involvement in€the€Vietnam War, November 1963-July 1965; A "Worm with€a€Hook"; The Roots of€Lyndon Johnson; Johnson's Political Career; The Great Society; The Best and€the€Brightest; The Early Dissenters; The Increasing Pressure on€LBJ; The Gulf of€Tonkin Resolution, August 1964; Johnson's Election and€Its Aftermath, November-December 1964; Toward Operation Rolling Thunder, January-February 1965.

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