In the nation's service : the life and times of George P. Shultz / Philip Taubman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taubman, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shultz, George P., 1920-2021.

Shultz, George P.

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.

United States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The definitive biography of a distinguished public servant, who as US Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, was pivotal in steering the great powers toward the end of the Cold War. Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pratt Shultz's life. No one at the highest levels of the United States government did it better or with greater consequence in the last half of the 20th century, often against withering resistance. His quiet, effective leadership altered the arc of history. While political, social, and cultural dynamics have changed profoundly since Shultz served at the commanding heights of American power in the 1970s and 1980s, his legacy and the lessons of his career have even greater meaning now that the Shultz brand of conservatism has been almost erased in the modern Republican Party. This book, from longtime New York Times Washington reporter Philip Taubman, restores the modest Shultz to his central place in American history. Taubman reveals Shultz's gift for forging relationships with people and then harnessing the rapport to address national and international challenges, under his motto "trust is the coin of the realm"—as well as his difficulty standing up for his principles, motivated by a powerful sense of loyalty that often trapped him in inaction. Based on exclusive access to Shultz's personal papers, housed in a sealed archive at the Hoover Institution, In the Nation's Service offers a remarkable insider account of the behind-the-scenes struggles of the statesman who played a pivotal role in unwinding the Cold War.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART I Early Years

CHAPTER ONE “Grow Up a Real Man”

CHAPTER TWO No Empty Threats

CHAPTER THREE The Real Economy

CHAPTER FOUR Pathway to Power

PART II Nixon Administration, Bechtel

CHAPTER FIVE Equal Opportunity

CHAPTER SIX Treasury Travails

PART III Reagan Administration

CHAPTER SEVEN Odd Man Out

CHAPTER EIGHT A Common Foundation

CHAPTER NINE Stumbling Start

CHAPTER TEN Soviet Policy Standoff

CHAPTER ELEVEN Nancy Reagan to the Rescue

CHAPTER TWELVE Shultz’s Opponents Strike Back

CHAPTER THIRTEEN A Test of Loyalty

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Hitting Bottom

CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Target Is Destroyed

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Combating Terrorism

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Reelection and Renewed Hope

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Sea Change in the Kremlin

CHAPTER NINETEEN The Fireside Summit

CHAPTER TWENTY Battles That Never End

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Implosion of a Presidency

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Back on Track

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Encore in Moscow

Epilogue

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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Print version: Taubman, Philip In the Nation's Service

ISBN:

9781503633667

1503633667

OCLC:

1353268871