Foreign Relations of the United States: 1969-1976, V. 1: Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972NOTE: 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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... Algeria and Guinea when their leaders never missed a chance to condemn the United States in world forums had the effect of discouraging our friends , confusing the neutrals and bringing contempt from our enemies .
One of the effects of the rapidity of change in the world today is that there can no longer be static stability ; there can only be dynamic stability . A nation or society that fails to keep pace with change ...
The deployment was based on purely military considerations ; it did not take into account the possibility that our troops might have to support a negotiation - the timing of which we had , in effect , left to the opponent .
... in effect , unilateral American guarantees . At best , they provide a legal basis for bilateral U.S. aid . The case is different with NATO . Here we are united with countries of similar traditions and domestic structures .
This would have much effect and a lot of dust would be stirred up but he did not believe that the overall results would be bad . The Prime Minister queried on this but the General agreed with him . " The President said that he had ...
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| Title | Foreign Relations of the United States: 1969-1976, V. 1: Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972 |
| Authors | Louis J. Smith, David H. Herschler |
| Publisher | Government Printing Office |
| ISBN | 0160512824, 9780160512827 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |