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9780700605798

Commanders in Chief

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  • ISBN13:

    9780700605798

  • ISBN10:

    0700605797

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
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Summary

'An illuminating set of historical vignettes of the performance of American chief executives in the capacity in which their personal strengths and weaknesses make the most difference- command decisions on matters of war and peace.' -Fred I. Greenstein, author of The Hidden Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introductionp. 1
The President as Commander in Chief: A Study in Powerp. 25
William McKinley: "The Man at the Helm"p. 49
Woodrow Wilson: A Misfit in Office?p. 65
Franklin Roosevelt: "Dr. Win-the-War"p. 87
Harry S. Truman: The Two-War Chiefp. 107
Lyndon Johnson: A Reluctant Hawkp. 127
Richard Nixon: A Belligerent Dovep. 145
Epilogue: The War Presidentsp. 167
Notesp. 179
About the Editor and Contributorsp. 213
Indexp. 219
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