Cold War strategist
Subtitle: Stuart Symington and the search for national security
By: Linda McFarland.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Symington, Stuart, 1901-; United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.; Cold War -- Political aspects -- United States.; National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction; title: Chapter 2 Mr. Symington Goes to Washington:; title: The Origins of a Cold Warrior; title: Chapter 3 Joining the Front Lines: Implementing; title: the Truman Doctrine and Containment; title: Chapter 4 Defining the Cold War: "And the United States; title: Is Losing that War"; title: Chapter 5 The Eisenhower Administration: "If I Don't; title: Catch 'Em I'll Worry 'Em Like Hell"; title: Chapter 6 The Making of a Myth: Stuart Symington and; title: the Missile Gap; title: Chapter 7 Mr. Symington Throws His Hat in the Ring:; title: The Election of 1960 and the Missile Gap; title: Chapter 8 "Fish or Cut Bait": LBJ and the Vietnam War; title: Chapter 9 The Nixon Administration and the Wars; title: in Indochina; title: Chapter 10 The Final Term in the Senate; title: Chapter 11 Conclusion; title: Selected Bibliography; title: Index; title: Photographs follow page 122.