The President and his inner circle : leadership style and the advisory process in foreign affairs / Thomas Preston.

Author/creator Preston, Thomas, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionx, 347 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Presidents--United States. --History. --20th century.
Presidents--United States. --Staff. --History. --20th century.
Political leadership--United States. --Case studies.
Advisory opinions--United States. --Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations. --1945-1989. --Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations. --1989-. --Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations. --20th century. --Decision making. --Case studies.

SeriesPower, conflict, and democracy
Power, conflict, and democracy. ^A379953
Contents Presidential personality and leadership style -- Harry S. Truman and the Korean War -- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dien Bien Phu -- John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the partial bombing halt in Vietnam, 1967-1968 -- George Bush and the Gulf War -- "A bridge to the twenty-first century": the leadership style of Bill Clinton -- Presidential personality and the grand mosaic of leadership.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical reference (p. [313]-333) and index.
LCCN 00059654
ISBN0231116209 (cloth)
ISBN0231116217 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E840 .P74 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold