Honest broker? : the national security advisor and presidential decision making /
National security advisor and presidential decision making
John P. Burke.
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009.
- 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership .
- Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-462) and index.
Introduction-the case for the honest broker role -- The foundation of honest brokerage: Truman's executive secretaries, Eisenhower's special assistants -- The decline of honest brokerage: Bundy as NSC advisor -- The costs of absent brokerage: Kissinger as NSC advisor -- The benefits of balanced brokerage: Scowcroft as NSC advisor -- Weak brokerage, insurgency, and recovery: the Reagan NSC advisors -- The costs of failed brokerage: Rice as NSC advisor -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Assistants to the president for national security affairs (NSC advisors) -- Since 1953 -- Appendix B: The others: Rostow, Brzezinski, Lake, Berger, and Hadley -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
United States. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs --Decision making--History. National Security Council (U.S.)--Decision making--History.
Presidents--Decision making--History--United States--20th century. National security--Decision making--History--United States--20th century. Presidentes--La toma de decisiones--Historia--Estados Unidos--Historia--Vigésimo siglo. La seguridad nacional--La toma de decisiones--Historia--Estados Unidos--Vigésimo siglo.