Honest broker? : the National Security Advisor and presidential decision making / / John P. Burke
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| Autore: |
Burke John P. <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Honest broker? : the National Security Advisor and presidential decision making / / John P. Burke
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| Pubblicazione: | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 492 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 355/.033573 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States - Decision making - History - 20th century |
| National security - United States - Decision making - History - 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-462) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction-the case for the honest broker role -- The foundation of honest brokerage: Truman's executive secretaries, Eisenhower's special assistants -- The decline of honest brokerage: Bundy as NSC advisor -- The costs of absent brokerage: Kissinger as NSC advisor -- The benefits of balanced brokerage: Scowcroft as NSC advisor -- Weak brokerage, insurgency, and recovery: the Reagan NSC advisors -- The costs of failed brokerage: Rice as NSC advisor -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Assistants to the president for national security affairs (NSC advisors) -- Since 1953 -- Appendix B: The others: Rostow, Brzezinski, Lake, Berger, and Hadley -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Honest broker |
| ISBN: | 1-60344-346-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816588303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered)