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1 online resource |
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Transforming American politics series |
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Transforming American politics series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION: MANAGEMENT AND MISMANAGEMENT OF THE MODERN PRESIDENCY; 1 CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON THE EISENHOWER PRESIDENCY; Notes; 2 EISENHOWER AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENCY; Demythologizing the Military Analogy; Eisenhower as Politician; The Role of the White House Staff; The Use of Delegation and the Myth of Abdication; Delegation in Contemporary Context: The Experience of Jimmy Carter; Conclusion; Notes |
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3 EISENHOWER AS DOMESTIC POLITICAL LEADER: RELATIONS WITH CONGRESS AND THE CABINETEisenhower's Leadership: The Case of Mutual Security; Eisenhower and Cabinet Government; White House Centralization of Policy-Making: The Demise of Cabinet Government in the Post-Eisenhower Era; Notes; 4 THE EISENHOWER NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL REAPPRAISED; Traditional Assessments of National Security Policy-Making During the Eisenhower Years; Development of the Eisenhower NSC: An Overview; Organization of the Eisenhower NSC; The Planning Board and Policy Formulation; The Role of the NSC Support Staff |
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Regular Meetings as a Cornerstone of Policy DevelopmentAttendance at Council Meetings; Agenda-Setting for Council Meetings; The Format of NSC Meetings: An Overview; The Operations Coordinating Board: Policy Implementation in a Dynamic System; Notes; 5 EISENHOWER'S NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING: FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOURCES OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION; The Quemoy-Matsu Crisis: A Case of Multiple Advocacy; The Augmentation of Formal NSC Channels; Conclusion; Notes; 6 THE DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE EISENHOWER NSC SYSTEM: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES; Background to the Jackson Subcommittee Report |
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John F. Kennedy and the Demise of the Eisenhower SystemKissinger Ascendant: The National Security Council Under Richard Nixon; The Case of Conflicting Signals: National Security Policy-Making During the Carter Years; Conclusion; Notes; 7 THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION AND THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR: PROLOGUE TO REFORM; The Quest for Control: Haig Versus the White House Staff; The Arms Transfers to Iran; Policy-Making by Clique: The Obsession with Secrecy; The Diversion of Funds to the Contras; Delegation Revisited; Conclusion: The Breakdown of Organization; Notes |
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8 ORGANIZING THE PRESIDENCY FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM THE EISENHOWER YEARSNotes; Appendix 1: Attendance at NSC Meetings as of January 1957; Appendix 2: Meetings with President During May and June of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs; Appendix 3: The President's Schedule for the Week of March 19, 1956; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book offers an overview of the developing body of empirical research on the Eisenhower presidency. It provides an analysis of key features of Eisenhower's staffing structure, his institutional presidency, his decision making and relation between the White house and cabinet |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Presidents -- United States -- Staff.
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Executive departments -- United States -- Management.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Executive departments -- Management
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Politics and government
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Presidents -- Staff
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0429036663 |
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9780429036668 |
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9780429698439 |
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0429698437 |
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9780429738456 |
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0429738455 |
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9780429718441 |
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0429718446 |
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