Shadow on the White House Presidents and the Vietnam War, 1945-1975

Name: Shadow on the White House Presidents and the Vietnam War, 1945-1975
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ISBN: 9780700605835

ISBN-10: 0700605835

ISBN-13: 9780700605835

Edition: 1993

Authors: David L. Anderson

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Harry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, Gerald Ford and his aides tried unsuccessfully to solicit additional aid for South Vietnam from a reluctant Congress. For Truman, Ford, and every American leader in between, the dilemma in Vietnam hung ominously over the presidency. In Shadow on the White House, seven prominent historians examine how the leadership of six presidents and an issue that grew into a difficult and often unpopular war shaped each other. Focusing on the personalities, politics, priorities, and actions of the…

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List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 5/24/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Presidential Leadership and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia: The Buck Stops - and Starts - Here




Harry S. Truman and the Roots of U.S. Involvement in Indochina, 1945-1953




Dwight D. Eisenhower and Wholehearted Support of Ngo Dinh Diem




Commitment in the Age of Counterinsurgency: Kennedy's Vietnam Options and Decisions, 1961-1963




The Reluctant Warrior: Lyndon Johnson as Commander in Chief




Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnamese




Containing Domestic Enemies: Richard M. Nixon and the War at Home




"Peace with Honor": Richard Nixon and the Diplomacy of Threat and Symbolism




Gerald R. Ford and the Presidents' War in Vietnam




Conclusion



Suggestions for Further Reading


About the Contributors


Index