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001 2008034985
003 DLC
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008 080903s2009 txu b 001 0 eng c
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020 $a9781603440981 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a1603440984 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9781603441025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1603441026 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aUA23.15$b.B87 2009
082 00 $a355/.033573$222
100 1 $aBurke, John P.,$d1953-
245 10 $aHonest broker? :$bthe national security advisor and presidential decision making /$cJohn P. Burke.
246 30 $aNational security advisor and presidential decision making
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aCollege Station :$bTexas A&M University Press,$cc2009.
263 $a0904
300 $ap. cm.
490 1 $aJoseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction-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.
610 20 $aUnited States.$bAssistant to the President for National Security Affairs$xDecision making$xHistory.
610 20 $aNational Security Council (U.S.)$xDecision making$xHistory.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xDecision making$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aNational security$zUnited States$xDecision making$xHistory$y20th century.
830 0 $aPresidency and leadership (Unnumbered)