Republicans and Vietnam, 1961-1968 (Contributions in Political Science)

ISBN: 0313248923

Author: Dietz, Terry

Condition: New

Review.,." an excellent contribution to the history of a tumultuous period."-Charles E. Goodell, King & Spalding, Washington, D.C.?... an excellent contribution to the history of a tumultuous period.?-Charles E. Goodell, King & Spalding, Washington, D.C.?In the first book-length treatment of the subject, Republicans and Vietnam, 1961-1968, Terry Dietz explains how Republican Congressional leaders tried to rationalize their traditional opposition to the spread of Communism with their objections to the ways in which Lyndon Johnson escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He effectively contrasts the different styles of Gerald Ford and Everett Dirkson.?-Capitol Hill Magazine, official publication for the Republican Capital Hill Club in Washington?It is a scholarly, thorough, and objective account of the policy positions taken by Congressional Republicans and fills a void in the literature of the Vietnam era.?-William B. Prendergast?It is a valuable and needed addition to the Vietnam?-Seth P. Tillman, Research Professor of Diplomacy, Georgetown University..." an excellent contribution to the history of a tumultuous period."-Charles E. Goodell, King & Spalding, Washington, D.C."It is a scholarly, thorough, and objective account of the policy positions taken by Congressional Republicans and fills a void in the literature of the Vietnam era."-William B. Prendergast"It is a valuable and needed addition to the Vietnam"-Seth P. Tillman, Research Professor of Diplomacy, Georgetown University"In the first book-length treatment of the subject, Republicans and Vietnam, 1961-1968, Terry Dietz explains how Republican Congressional leaders tried to rationalize their traditional opposition to the spread of Communism with their objections to the ways in which Lyndon Johnson escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He effectively contrasts the different styles of Gerald Ford and Everett Dirkson."-Capitol Hill Magazine, official publication for the Republican Capital Hill Club in Washington