41 : : Inside the Presidency of George H. W. Bush /

41 : : Inside the Presidency of George H. W. Bush / / ed. by Michael Nelson, Barbara A. Perry.

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Although it lasted only a single term, the presidency of George H. W. Bush was an unusually eventful one, encompassing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the invasion of Panama, the Persian Gulf War, and contentious confirmation hearing...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Abraham, Henry J.,
Engel, Jeffrey A.,
Heclo, Hugh,
Milkis, Sidney M.,
Nelson, Michael,
Perry, Barbara A.,
Riley, Russell L.,
Sinclair, Barbara,
Sparrow, Bartholomew,
Strong, Robert A.,
Zelikow, Philip,
HerausgeberIn:
Nelson, Michael,
Perry, Barbara A.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Miller Center of Public Affairs Books
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.) :; 1 halftone, 2 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • George H. W. Bush's Road to the White House
  • Introduction: History and George Bush
  • Part I. American Conservatism
  • 1. George Bush: Texan, Conservative
  • 2. George Bush and American Conservatism
  • Part II. WAR AND STATECRAFT
  • 3. Organizing Security: How the Bush Presidency Made Decisions on War and Peace
  • 4. When George Bush Believed the Cold War Ended and Why That Mattered
  • 5. Character and Consequence: The John Tower Confirmation Battle
  • Part III. DOMESTIC POLITICS AND POLICY
  • 6. The Offered Hand and the Veto Fist: George Bush, Congress, and Domestic Policy Making
  • 7. From Oral History to Oral Argument: George Bush's Supreme Court Appointments
  • Conclusion: Navigating the Crosswinds of Modern Politics and Policy
  • Appendix 1: Interviewees for the George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
  • Appendix 2: Interviewers for the George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
  • Notes
  • List of Contributors
  • Index

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