American Presidential Statecraft During the Cold War and After [Hardcover]

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. 

1. Introduction

2. John F. Kennedy, the Hawks, the Doves, and  the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

3. A Worm with a Hook: Lyndon Johnsons 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. Bushs Decision to Invade Iraq, 2001-2003

7. Conclusion. The Art of Presidential Statecraft

 

Ronald E. Powaski is an American historian and former lecturer at Cleveland State University, USA.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 l£Y