An Outsider in the White House: Jimmy Carter, His Advisors, and the Making of American Foreign Policy

by Betty Glad

Book Overview

Jimmy 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 relations with the USSR, the Peoples' Republic of China, arms control, and other crucial foreign-policy issues.In two areas--the Camp David Accords and the return of the Canal to Panama--Carter's successes were attributable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801448158
• ISBN13: 9780801448157
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher