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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
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]
©2001

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 W'PONDS  327.73009045 Pre/Pah  AVAILABLE
Description x, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Series Power, conflict, and democracy
Power, conflict, and democracy.
Contents Introduction: Understanding the Mosaic of Presidential Personality and Leadership Styles -- 1. Presidential Personality and Leadership Style -- 2. Harry S. Truman and the Korean War -- 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dien Bien Phu -- 4. John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- 5. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Partial Bombing Halt in Vietnam, 1967-1968 -- 6. George Bush and the Gulf War -- 7. "A Bridge to the Twenty-first Century": The Leadership Style of Bill Clinton -- 8. Presidential Personality and the Grand Mosaic of Leadership
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-333) and index
Subject Advisory opinions -- United States -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- History -- 20th century.
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089 -- Decision making http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005493 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484
Genre/Form Case studies.
LC no. 00059654
ISBN 0231116209 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231116217 (paperback: alk. paper)