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Author:

Preston, Thomas, 1963-

Title:

The President and his inner circle : leadership style and the advisory process in foreign affairs / Thomas Preston.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2001

Description:

x, 347 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
Presidents--United States--History--History--20th century.
Political leadership--United States.--Case studies.
Advisory opinions--United States.--Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.--Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations--1989---Case studies.
United States--Decision making--20th century--Decision making--Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.--Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations--1989---Case studies.
United States--Decision making--20th century--Decision making--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.

Contents:

Presidential personality and leadership style -- Harry S. Truman and the Korean War -- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dien Bien Phu -- John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the partial bombing halt in Vietnam, 1967-1968 -- George Bush and the Gulf War -- "A bridge to the twenty-first century": the leadership style of Bill Clinton -- Presidential personality and the grand mosaic of leadership.

Series:

Power, conflict, and democracy

ISBN:

9780231116213 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0231116217 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780231116206 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231116209 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44701620

LCCN:

00059654

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)