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Honest broker? : the national security advisor and presidential decision making / John P. Burke.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered)Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009.Description: 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781603440981 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1603440984 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781603441025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1603441026 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • National security advisor and presidential decision making
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355
LOC classification:
  • UA 23.15 B959h 2009
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Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) UA 23.15 B959h 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000094601

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-462) and index.

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.

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