Against the president : dissent and decision-making in the White House : a historical perspective / by Mark J. White.
| Author/creator |
White, Mark J. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2007. |
| Description | x, 370 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Truman, Hopkins, Davies, and the Polish question -- The ghost of FDR -- Talking with Churchill and Stalin -- Truman, Wallace, and meeting the Soviet challenge -- Troubled by Truman -- The bomb -- Fighting the Cold War consensus -- Eleven days in September -- Eisenhower, Wilson, and the origins of the Vietnam War -- A new Wilsonianism -- "Nothing but grief:" contesting a commitment -- Kennedy, Stevenson, and Cuba -- The rivals -- Operation castration -- War or peace -- Johnson, Ball, and the Vietnam War -- The accidental president and the tardy rebel -- Devil's advocate -- Crossing the rubicon -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-357) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007016032 |
| ISBN | 9781566637442 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1566637449 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E 743 .W54 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |