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Shaping and signaling presidential policy : the national security decision making of Eisenhower and Kennedy / Meena Bose.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bose, Meenekshi, 1970-
- Series:
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 2.
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Presidents--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
- Presidents.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bose (political science, Hofstra U.) analyzes the leadership styles and advisory systems of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, applying Alexander L. George's concept of "multiple advocacy," and finding that while Eisenhower succeeded in that framework, Kennedy's informal strategy produced more problems. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""introduction Studying Presidential Policy Making and Policy Communication""; ""part one Policy Making in the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations""; ""Developing the New Look""; ""Developing Flexible Response""; ""part two Policy Communication in the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations""; ""The Initial Cold War Rhetoric of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy""; ""Communicating the Developing Strategies""; ""conclusion Reflections on Presidential Decision Making""; ""APPENDIX A Defense Budget 1947-1964""
- ""APPENDIX B Selected Speeches from the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60344-728-8
- OCLC:
- 923700091
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