Science at the White House : A Political Liability / / Edward J. Burger, Jr.
Originally published in 1980. In 1973 the US president's Office of Science and Technology was eliminated, a victim of its own incongruity. It was not, as was popularly proclaimed at the time, simply because the Nixon administration was particularly hostile to the scientific and academic communi...
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Burger, Edward J., Jr., 1933- Science at the White House A Political Liability / Edward J. Burger, Jr. Johns Hopkins University Press 1 online resource (1 online resource (xxi, 180 pages :) graphs) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Originally published in 1980 Includes bibliographical references and index. Science advice for the President: a perspective -- National health policy -- Health-related research and development -- The environment, health, and regulation to protect health -- Population and family planning. Description based on print version record. Originally published in 1980. In 1973 the US president's Office of Science and Technology was eliminated, a victim of its own incongruity. It was not, as was popularly proclaimed at the time, simply because the Nixon administration was particularly hostile to the scientific and academic communities. It was eliminated, argues physician-scientist Edward J. Burger Jr., because the office had tried to do its job too well—and had become a political liability. Science at the White House takes a critical look at the role of science advisers to the president and recounts the many conflicts that occurred as science and politics converged. Burger draws on his own six years of experience in the White House Office of Science and Technology in the 1970s. His book is filled with firsthand descriptions of the government's handling of such issues as national health care, environmental regulation, population control, and biomedical research. English Science. (DNLM)D012586 Health Policy. (DNLM)D006291 Government. (DNLM)D006076 Presidents United States. Science and state United States. United States. (DNLM)D014481 Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd (DE-588)10090522-5 Project Muse. Electronic books. Politics & government 1-4214-3454-7 1-4214-3455-5 |
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Science advice for the President: a perspective -- National health policy -- Health-related research and development -- The environment, health, and regulation to protect health -- Population and family planning. |
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