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9781588264046

Presidential Commissions and National Security: The Politics of Damage Control

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  • ISBN13:

    9781588264046

  • ISBN10:

    1588264041

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-01-31
  • Publisher: Lynne Rienner
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Author Biography

Kenneth Kitts is associate provost and professor of political science at Francis Marion University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Presidents and the Blue-Ribbon Option
1(16)
The Politics of Infamy: The Roberts Commission and Pearl Harbor
17(30)
The Politics of Spying: The Rockefeller Commission and the CIA
47(26)
The Politics of Armageddon: The Scowcroft Commission and the MX Missile
73(28)
The Politics of Scandal: The Tower Commission and Iran-Contra
101(30)
The Politics of Terror: Tom Kean and the 9/11 Commission
131(34)
Conclusion: The Politics of Damage Control
165(12)
Bibliography 177(9)
Index 186(8)
About the Book 194

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