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This book examines the presidency in twentieth century America and explores why some presidents succeed as makers of U.S. foreign policy while others fail, sometimes tragically. It explores each president's ability to apply his skills to a foreign policy issue in the face of opposition that may come from a variety of sources, including the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the press, and often their own in-house advisers. This volume in particular focuses on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Theodore Roosevelt, the Panama Lobby, and Senator John Tyler Morgan: The Battle for an Isthmian Canal, 1901-1904.- 3. Woodrow Wilson versus Senator Henry Cabot Lodge: The Battle over the League of Nations, 1918-1920.- 4. Herbert Hoover, Henry Stimson, and the Collapse of the Post-World War I International Order, 1921-1933.- 5. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the State Department and the Navy: U.S. Policy toward Japan, 1937-1941.- 6. Harry S. Truman, James Byrnes and Henry Wallace: The U.S. Response to Josef Stalin, 1945-1947.- 7. Conclusion: The Art of Presidential Statecraft.
About the author
Ronald E. Powaski is an American historian and former lecturer at Cleveland State University, USA.
Summary
This book examines the presidency in twentieth century America and explores why some presidents succeed as makers of U.S. foreign policy while others fail, sometimes tragically. It explores each president's ability to apply his skills to a foreign policy issue in the face of opposition that may come from a variety of sources, including the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the press, and often their own in-house advisers. This volume in particular focuses on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.
