Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine
Subtitle: the Cold War call to arms
By: Denise M. Bostdorff.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Library of presidential rhetoric
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781603440325; 9781603440349
Subjects: Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Political and social views; Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Oratory; Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972; Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Influence; Bush, George W. -- 1946- -- Political and social views; Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism; Cold War; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953; United States -- Military policy; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
Description: ""I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are ... resisting attempted subjugation ... "" "With these words, Harry S. Truman announced a profound shift in U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, from a position of strained alliance to one of containment. Many historians have traced the beginning of the Cold War to this decisive speech and its policy aftermath." "In this work, Denise M. Bostdorff considers President Truman's address to a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947. After a rhetorical analysis of the Truman Doctrine speech, the book ends with Bostdorff's conclusions on its short- and long-term impact. She identifies themes announced by Truman that resound in U.S. foreign policy down to the present day, when George W. Bush has compared his policies in the war on terror to those of Truman and members of his administration have compared Bush to Truman."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-186) and index.