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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... role for the United States in potential future conflicts . He stated “ that as far as the problems of mil- itary defense , except for the threat of a major power involving nuclear weapons , the United States is going to encourage and ...
... role for the United States as an Asian power , presages the diplomatic opening to China and contains the germ of what would become the Nixon Doctrine . ( See Document 3 ) Nixon's determination to limit the role of the United States in ...
... role should be if we are to realize our destiny of preserving peace and freedom in the world in this last third of the twentieth century . One striking impression stands out after months of travel to major countries : We live in a new ...
... role Viet Nam has played in making these developments pos- sible . Whatever one may think of the “ domino " theory , it is beyond question that without the American commitment in Viet Nam Asia would be a far different place today . The ...
... role . Its members ( South Korea , Japan , Taiwan , Thailand , Malaysia , South Viet Nam , the Philippines , Australia and New Zealand , with Laos as an observer ) all are acutely conscious of the Chinese threat . All except Malaysia ...