Cold War strategist : Stuart Symington and the search for national security / Linda McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, Linda, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988.

Symington, Stuart.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

History.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

International relations.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

Cold War--Political aspects--United States.

Cold War.

National security--United States--History--20th century.

National security.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 212 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Summary:

Examines the life and contributions of a public servant, Senator William Struat Symington, who was influential from the Truman through Nixon administrations.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Mr. Symington Goes to Washington: The Origins of a Cold Warrior 5

Chapter 3 Joining the Front Lines: Implementing the Truman Doctrine and Containment 21

Chapter 4 Defining the Cold War: "And the United States Is Losing that War" 41

Chapter 5 The Eisenhower Administration: "If I Don't Catch 'Em I'll Worry 'Em Like Hell" 55

Chapter 6 The Making of a Myth: Stuart Symington and the Missile Gap 77

Chapter 7 Mr. Symington Throws His Hat in the Ring: The Election of 1960 and the Missile Gap 103

Chapter 8 "Fish or Cut Bait": LBJ and the Vietnam War 123

Chapter 9 The Nixon Administration and the Wars in Indochina 145

Chapter 10 The Final Term in the Senate 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-206) and index.

ISBN:

0275971902

OCLC:

45791346