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Book SynopsisJimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign-policy decision making. He wound up with a "team of rivals" who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding foreign affairs.
Trade ReviewBetty Glad has written a thoroughly researched and richly detailed account of the Carter White House foreign policymaking process. Although there are many worthy previous scholarly works on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy and White House decision-making process, Glad's book brings new insights that she developed from years of careful examination of original documents, personal interviews, and correspondence with key players, among many other valuable sources. Her book is a model of solid academic research and analysis that will stand for years as the definitive work on this topic.
* Political Science Quarterly *
This is a whale of a book by a fine writer with an eye for social and psychological detail and an encyclopedia knowledge of everything that was thought and said and written by everyone involved in foreign policy formulation during every hour of the Carter administration.
* American Spectator *
Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: THE PLAYERS
1. High Expectations
2. The Foreign Policy Team
3. The Brzezinski AdvantagePart 2: EARLY COMMITMENTS
4. Early Fumbles
5. Recovery
6. Human Rights and the Soviet Target
7. Competition in the Horn of Africa
8. Negotiations with Panama
9. Dealing with Congress
10. SALT and the SenatePart 3: MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS
11. The Tilt toward China
12. Building the Security Relationship
13. The Impact of a Motivated Tactician
14. Maestro of the Camp David Talks
15. Support Teams and the Road AheadPart 4: CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS
16. Confronting a Regime Change
17. Scrambling for Options
18. The Soviet Brigade "Crisis"
19. Afghanistan: Formulating a Response
20. Exacting a PricePart 5: RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR
21. MAD and the Pursuit of PD-59
22. Shadowing the Soviets
23. The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend
24. The Death of the ArchbishopPart 6: FINALE
25. Operation Eagle Claw
26. The Final Months
27. Jimmy Carter and the American MissionAppendix. American and Foreign Actors: Specific Issues
Notes
Bibliography
Index
