Presidential Command : Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush

Peter W Rodman

ISBN 10: 0307390527 / ISBN 13: 9780307390523

Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Jan 2010, 2010

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Neuware - An official in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and both Bush administrations, Peter W. Rodman draws on his firsthand knowledge of the Oval Office to explore the foreign-policy leadership of every president from Nixon to George W. Bush. This riveting and informative book about the inner workings of our government is rich with anecdotes and fly-on-the-wall portraits of presidents and their closest advisors. It is essential reading for historians, political junkies, and for anyone in charge of managing a large organization.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Presidential Command : Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush
• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Jan 2010
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0307390527
• ISBN 13: 9780307390523
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 200 L x 131 A x 22 P (millimetri) 200 millimetri di larghezza per 131 millimetri di altezza per 22 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 308 grammi

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Riassunto

An official in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and both Bush administrations, Peter W. Rodman draws on his firsthand knowledge of the Oval Office to explore the foreign-policy leadership of every president from Nixon to George W. Bush. This riveting and informative book about the inner workings of our government is rich with anecdotes and fly-on-the-wall portraits of presidents and their closest advisors. It is essential reading for historians, political junkies, and for anyone in charge of managing a large organization.

Informazioni sull?autore

Peter W. Rodman was a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He served as deputy assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, as director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, as special assistant to Henry Kissinger in the White House, and, most recently, as assistant secretary of defense of international security affairs (2001–2007). Rodman is the author of More Precious Than Peace. He died in August 2008.