Winning and losing the nuclear peace : the rise, demise, and revival of arms control / by Krepon, Michael, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…A prehistory of nuclear arms control -- Einsenhower's halting steps -- Kennedy, Johnson, and early successes -- Johnson and the quest for strategic arms control -- Nixon, Kissiner, and the Salt I Accords -- Nixon fall and Salt II stalls -- Ford, Kissinger, and the death of détente -- Carter, Salt II, and the reckoning -- Reagan's roller coaster ride -- Breakthrough -- George H. W. Bush at peak performance -- Consolidating gains -- Stalling out -- Shedding treaties -- Reality overtakes hope -- Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin -- Reaffirming norms, reducing numbers.…”
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Winning and losing the nuclear peace : the rise, demise, and revival of arms control / by Krepon, Michael, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…A prehistory of nuclear arms control -- Einsenhower's halting steps -- Kennedy, Johnson, and early successes -- Johnson and the quest for strategic arms control -- Nixon, Kissiner, and the Salt I Accords -- Nixon fall and Salt II stalls -- Ford, Kissinger, and the death of détente -- Carter, Salt II, and the reckoning -- Reagan's roller coaster ride -- Breakthrough -- George H. W. Bush at peak performance -- Consolidating gains -- Stalling out -- Shedding treaties -- Reality overtakes hope -- Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin -- Reaffirming norms, reducing numbers.…”
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Flawed logics : strategic nuclear arms control from Truman to Obama / by Lebovic, James H.

Table of Contents: “…Initial U.S. nuclear arms control initiatives: the Truman through Eisenhower years -- Early success at arms control: the Kennedy administration and the limited test ban treaty -- The era of bilateral nuclear arms limitations: the Johnson through Carter years -- Nuclear arms reductions in the final Cold War decade: the Reagan years -- Nuclear arms reductions after the Cold War: the George H. W. Bush through Obama years -- The United States and the strategic nuclear arms control: assessing intentions, constraining capabilities.…”

National Insecurity : the Cost of American Militarism. by Goodman, Melvin A.

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Titel Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction American Militarism, Costs and Consequences; One President Eisenhower's Legacy; Two President George H.W. Bush's New World Order; Three Clinton's Problems with the Pentagon; Four Bush's Surrender to the Pentagon; Five President Obama's Deference to the Military; Six The Pentagon's Grip on the Intelligence Community; Seven The Pentagon's Phantom Missile Defense; Eight Defense Spending: Eisenhower's "Cross of Iron"; Nine What Needs to Be Done; Endnotes; Index; About the Author.…”
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Religion in the Oval Office : the religious lives of American presidents / by Smith, Gary Scott, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Truman : the Golden Rule president -- Richard Nixon : a private and enigmatic faith -- George H.W. Bush : "One nation under God" -- Bill Clinton : sin, atonement, and repairing the breach -- Barack Obama : "We are our brother's keeper."…”

Emergent strategy and grand strategy : how American presidents succeed in foreign policy / by Popescu, Ionut C.

Table of Contents: “…Eisenhower, Project Solarium, and the New Look -- Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Détente -- Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War -- George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the post-Cold War era -- George W. …”
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Emergent strategy and grand strategy : how American presidents succeed in foreign policy / by Popescu, Ionut C.

Table of Contents: “…Eisenhower, Project Solarium, and the New Look -- Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Détente -- Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War -- George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the post-Cold War era -- George W. …”
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America's First Frogman : the Draper Kauffman Story. by Bush, Elizabeth Kauffman

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Foreword by George H.W. Bush; Preface; 1 An Ambulance Driver in Alsace-Lorraine; 2 A Yank Joins the Battle of Britain; 3 Return to U.S. …”
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Untrodden ground : how Presidents interpret the Constitution / by Bruff, Harold H., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Responsibility : the Constitution -- Summoned by my country : Washington and Adams -- The fugitive occurrence : Jefferson and Madison -- Independent of both : Jackson, Tyler, and Polk -- A rough time of it : Lincoln -- Unmindful of the high duties : Andrew Johnson -- Facing the lions : McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Wilson -- What must be done : Franklin Roosevelt -- Going to hell : Truman and Eisenhower -- Bear any burden : Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson -- Not illegal : Nixon, Ford, and Carter -- First a dream : Reagan -- The vision thing : George H.W. Bush and Clinton -- No equivocation : George W. …”
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That infernal little Cuban republic : the United States and the Cuban Revolution / by Schoultz, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Neighbors -- Heritage -- Prelude : the Truman years -- Arousal : the Eisenhower years, 1953-1958 -- Watching and waiting : the Eisenhower administration, 1959 --1960 : the year of pushing and shoving -- The Bay of Pigs -- State-sponsored terrorism -- He's going to be there until he dies : the Johnson administration -- Mutual hostility as a fact of life : the Nixon-Ford years -- Reconciliation and estrangement : the Carter years -- Back to square one : the Reagan years -- Unwavering hostility : the George H.W. Bush administration -- Blessings of liberty : the Clinton administration -- More blessings of liberty : the George W. …”

Untrodden ground : how Presidents interpret the Constitution / by Bruff, Harold H., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Responsibility : the Constitution -- Summoned by my country : Washington and Adams -- The fugitive occurrence : Jefferson and Madison -- Independent of both : Jackson, Tyler, and Polk -- A rough time of it : Lincoln -- Unmindful of the high duties : Andrew Johnson -- Facing the lions : McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Wilson -- What must be done : Franklin Roosevelt -- Going to hell : Truman and Eisenhower -- Bear any burden : Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson -- Not illegal : Nixon, Ford, and Carter -- First a dream : Reagan -- The vision thing : George H.W. Bush and Clinton -- No equivocation : George W. …”

One America? : presidential appeals to racial resentment from LBJ to Trump / by Angelo, Nathan, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…-- Outnumbered to one America : racial rhetoric in Lyndon Johnson's 1964 campaign and Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign -- Back to basic values : Ronald Reagan's 1984 campaign and George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign -- One America redux : Clinton's 1996 campaign -- New strategies for the right? …”

That infernal little Cuban republic : the United States and the Cuban Revolution / by Schoultz, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Neighbors -- Heritage -- Prelude : the Truman years -- Arousal : the Eisenhower years, 1953-1958 -- Watching and waiting : the Eisenhower administration, 1959 --1960 : the year of pushing and shoving -- The Bay of Pigs -- State-sponsored terrorism -- He's going to be there until he dies : the Johnson administration -- Mutual hostility as a fact of life : the Nixon-Ford years -- Reconciliation and estrangement : the Carter years -- Back to square one : the Reagan years -- Unwavering hostility : the George H.W. Bush administration -- Blessings of liberty : the Clinton administration -- More blessings of liberty : the George W. …”
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One America? : presidential appeals to racial resentment from LBJ to Trump / by Angelo, Nathan, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…-- Outnumbered to one America : racial rhetoric in Lyndon Johnson's 1964 campaign and Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign -- Back to basic values : Ronald Reagan's 1984 campaign and George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign -- One America redux : Clinton's 1996 campaign -- New strategies for the right? …”
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That infernal little Cuban republic : the United States and the Cuban Revolution / by Schoultz, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Neighbors -- Heritage -- Prelude : the Truman years -- Arousal : the Eisenhower years, 1953-1958 -- Watching and waiting : the Eisenhower administration, 1959 --1960 : the year of pushing and shoving -- The Bay of Pigs -- State-sponsored terrorism -- He's going to be there until he dies : the Johnson administration -- Mutual hostility as a fact of life : the Nixon-Ford years -- Reconciliation and estrangement : the Carter years -- Back to square one : the Reagan years -- Unwavering hostility : the George H.W. Bush administration -- Blessings of liberty : the Clinton administration -- More blessings of liberty : the George W. …”
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The history of the American presidency / by Bowman, John Stewart, 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Truman -- Dwight David Eisenhower -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Richard Milhous Nixon -- Gerald Rudolph Ford -- Jimmy (James Earl) Carter -- Ronald Wilson Reagan -- George H W Bush -- William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton -- George Walker Bush.…”

Brent Scowcroft : internationalism and post-Vietnam War American foreign policy / by Schmitz, David F.

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American Presidents, religion, and Israel : the heirs of Cyrus / by Merkley, Paul Charles, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Johnson (1963-1969); Richard Nixon (1969-1974); Gerald Ford (1974-1977) -- 3: The Camp David process: Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) -- 4: Living with the legacy of Camp David: Ronald Reagan (1981-1989); George H. W. Bush (1989-1993); Bill Clinton (1993-2001) -- 5: The worldwide war on terrorism: Its impact on presidential attitudes toward Israel: George W. …”

Congress, presidents, and American politics : fifty years of writings and reflections / by Hamilton, Lee

Table of Contents: “…The Johnson years (1965-68): a remarkable time to begin in Congress -- The Nixon years (1969-74): accomplishments amid turmoil -- The Ford years (1974-76): a needed respite -- The Carter years (1977-80): intraparty discord -- The Reagan years (1981-88): letting the democratic process work -- The George H.W. Bush years (1989-92): a new world order -- The Clinton years (1993-2000): opportunities missed -- The George W. …”
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Doomed to succeed : the U.S.-Israel relationship from Truman to Obama / by Ross, Dennis

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of U.S. policy toward Israel -- The Eisenhower Administration and the pursuit of Arab allies -- The Kennedy Administration : breaking taboos and pursuing a new balance -- Lyndon Baines Johnson : emotional ties but constrained by Vietnam -- Nixon and Ford : dysfunction, war, and interim agreements -- The Carter presidency : the pursuit of peace and constant tension with Israel -- The Reagan administration and the policy of duality -- George H.W. Bush and Israel : discord and responsiveness -- The Clinton administration and Israel : strategic partners for peace -- Bush 43 : terror, partnership, and bureaucratic divisions -- Obama and Israel : support for security, little chemistry, and constant challenges -- Lessons from the past and implications for the future.…”