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Against the President
Mark J. White
其他書名
Dissent and Decision-Making in the White House: A Historical Perspective
出版
Bloomsbury Academic
, 2007-10-19
主題
Political Science / American Government / Executive Branch
History / United States / General
History / General
ISBN
1566637449
9781566637442
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=vUJ3AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
With the Iraq War now in its fourth year, its merits are still contested by leading politicians in the U.S. and elsewhere. And revelations suggest that the president's secretary of state, Colin Powell, had opposed going to war. Historians have often analyzed the relationship between presidents and their advisors, but rarely the influence of those counselors who have dissented from the views of the chief executive. Mark J. White considers the question of alternative policies by examining the response of presidents, from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson, to dissent within their own. Mr. White fashions a provocative interpretation of America's role in the cold war and questions about the potential effectiveness of policies that might have been.