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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Conditioned by the experience of Vietnam , Nixon defined a more limited role for the United States in potential future conflicts . He stated “ that as far as the problems of military defense , except for the threat of a major power ...
In looking toward the future , however , we should not ignore the vital role Viet Nam has played in making these developments possible . Whatever one may think of the “ domino " theory , it is beyond question that without the American ...
It has bought vitally needed time for governments that were weak or unstable or leaning toward Peking as a hedge against the future — time has imposed severe strains on the United States , not only militarily and economically but ...
It takes a long time to bring visions of the future to the far villages - but time is needed to make those visions credible , and make them achievable . Too wide a gap between reality and expectation always produces an explosive ...
IV Any discussion of Asia's future must ultimately focus on the respective roles of four giants : India , the world's most populous noncommunist nation ; Japan , Asia's principal industrial and economic power Foundations of Foreign ...
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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 |
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