Peter W. Rodman

Presidential Command (eBook, ePUB)

Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An official in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and both Bush administrations, Peter W. Rodman draws on his firsthand knowledge of the Oval Office to explore the foreign-policy leadership of every president from Nixon to George W. Bush. This riveting and informative book about the inner workings of our government is rich with anecdotes and fly-on-the-wall portraits of presidents and their closest advisors. It is essential reading for historians, political junkies, and for anyone in charge of managing a large organization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780307271280
• Artikelnr.: 39248125

Autorenporträt

Peter W. Rodman was a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He served as deputy assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, as special assistant to Henry Kissinger in the White House, and, most recently, as assistant secretary of defense of international security affairs (2001-2007). Rodman is the author of More Precious Than Peace. He died in August 2008.