Haunting legacy
Subtitle: Vietnam and the American presidency from Ford to Obama
By: Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb
Contributors: Kalb, Deborah
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780815721314
Subjects: Politics and government; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Presidents; Influence; Military policy; Decision making; Foreign relations; History
Description: "Examines how presidential decisionmaking has been influenced by America's defeat in the Vietnam war, studying presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama and how they have approached key decisions regarding conflicts while in office"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-332) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Ford : finally, the war ends; title: Ford and the mini-challenge of the Mayaguez; title: Carter, Brzezinski, and Russia's Vietnam; title: Reagan, Grenada, Lebanon, and the marines; title: Bush I : burying Vietnam; title: Clinton : the first baby-boomer president; title: Bush II : boots on the ground; title: 2004 : the Swift boat Campaign; title: Obama : "Afghanistan is not Vietnam"; title: "Good enough".