Honest broker? the National Security Advisor and presidential decision making /

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Autore principale: Burke, John P., 1953-
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2009.
Edizione:1st ed.
Serie:Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered)
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Sommario:
  • Introduction-the case for the honest broker role
  • The foundation of honest brokerage: Truman's executive secretaries, Eisenhower's special assistants
  • The decline of honest brokerage: Bundy as NSC advisor
  • The costs of absent brokerage: Kissinger as NSC advisor
  • The benefits of balanced brokerage: Scowcroft as NSC advisor
  • Weak brokerage, insurgency, and recovery: the Reagan NSC advisors
  • The costs of failed brokerage: Rice as NSC advisor
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Assistants to the president for national security affairs (NSC advisors)
  • Since 1953
  • Appendix B: The others: Rostow, Brzezinski, Lake, Berger, and Hadley
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.