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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... look at the Communist world . Twenty years ago the Soviet Union dominated a monolithic Communist empire . Today , the Soviet Union and Communist China are in a bitter struggle for leadership of the Communist world . Eastern Europe turns ...
... look at the balance of power in the world : Twenty years ago the United States had a monopoly on the atomic bomb and our military superiority was unquestioned . Even five years ago our advantage was still decisive . Today the Soviet ...
... look at the third world — Africa , Asia , Latin America . We reach one inescapable conclusion — foreign aid needs a complete over- haul . More money alone is not the answer . Latin America is a case in point . Nine billion dollars has ...
... look at some hard facts . Our judges have gone too far in weakening the peace forces as against the criminal forces in this country . Our opinion - makers have gone too far in promoting the doctrine that when a law is broken - blame ...
... look back and say , “ How splendid the day has been . ” 3 . Article by Richard M. Nixon1 ASIA AFTER VIET NAM The war in Viet Nam has for so long dominated our field of vision that it has distorted our picture of Asia . A small country ...