Foreign Relations of the United States: 1969-1976, V. 1: Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972Government Printing Office NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE --Significantly reduced list price while supplies last This volume is part of a subseries of volumes of the Foreign Relations series that documents the most important issues in the foreign policy of the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The subseries will present a documentary record of major foreign policy decisions and actions of President Nixon's administration. This volume documents the intellectual assumptions underlying the foreign policy decisions made by the administration. President Nixon had a strong interest in foreign policy and he and his assistant for National Security Affairs, Henry Kissinger managed many of the more important aspects of foreign policy from the White House. Nixon and Kissinger shared a well-defined general perception of world affairs. The editors of the volume sought to present a representative selection of documents chosen to develop the primary intellectual themes that ran through and animated the administration's foreign policy. The documents selected focus heavily upon the perspectives of Nixon and Kissinger but also include those of Secretary of State Rogers, Secretary of Defense Laird, Under Secretary of State Richardson and others. High school students and above may be interested in this volume for research on U.S. foreign policy and the Richard Nixon administration. Additionally, political scientists, and international relations scholars may also be interested in this volume. High School, academic, and public libraries should include this primary source reference in foreign policy, social studies, and U.S. history collections. |
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... course , the recipients aren't going to like it . But the United States does us no favor when you aid an unsound economic and social institution . All you do is to help perpetuate a system that should be changed . " In that spirit , let ...
... course . It does mean recognizing the present and potential danger from Communist China , and taking measures designed to meet that danger . It also means distinguishing carefully between long - range and short - range policies , and ...
... courses would be acceptable to the United States or to its Asian allies . Others argue that we should seek an antiChinese ... course would inevitably carry connotations of Europe vs. Asia , white vs. non - white , which could have ...
... course by posing unacceptable risks . For purposes of deterrence , the opponent's calculations are decisive . A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff . For political purposes , the meaningful ...
... course - a continuation of the arms race or arms control - a new look at American national security policy is essential . Over ten years have passed since the last comprehensive , bipartisan , high - level reevaluation of all aspects of ...