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
Publication InfoChicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2007.
Descriptionx, 370 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Presidents--United States. --Decision making. --Case studies.
Political leadership--United States. --Case studies.
Presidents--United States. --History. --20th century.
United States--Politics and government. --1933-1945.
United States--Politics and government. --1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government. --Decision making. --Case studies.

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-357) and index.
LCCN 2007016032
ISBN9781566637442 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1566637449 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 743 .W54 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold