American Presidential Statecraft During the Cold War and After
This book, the second of two volumes, examines the presidency in last half of twentieth century America and explores the successes and failures of presidents in their foreign policy initiatives. It examines each president's ability to apply his
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DURING THE COLD WAR AND AFTER
American Presidential Statecraft
Ronald E. Powaski
American Presidential Statecraft During the Cold War and After
Ronald E. Powaski Cleveland State University Euclid, Ohio, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-50453-7 ISBN 978-3-319-50454-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50454-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963730 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Stephan Karg / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
This is the second volume of a two-volume collection of case studies that examine a number of critical episodes in which presidents engaged in statecraft, either successfully or unsuccessfully. This volume, American Presidential Statecraft During the Cold War and After, begins with an introductory chapter which discusses some of the personal and impersonal factors that influence statecraft. Chapter 2 examines the factors that account for President John F. Kennedy’s success in defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the most dangerous crisis of the Cold War era. Chapter 3 explains why President Lyndon Johnson decided to escalate US military involvement in the Vietnam War, despite his realization that his decision would jeopardize his Great Society domestic program. Chapter 4 examines the factors that account for President Richard Nixon’s success in ending US involvement in the Vietnam War in 1973, and also his inability to prevent the collapse of South Vietnam two years later. Chapter 5 discusses the factors that were responsible for Presid
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