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Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership
Launius
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Description for Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership
Paperback. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D.; McCurdy, Howard E. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Setting the tone for the collection, NASA chief historian Roger D. Launius and Howard McCurdy maintain that the nation's presidency had become imperial by the mid-1970s and that supporters of the space program had grown to find relief in such a presidency, which they believed could help them obtain greater political support and funding. Subsequent chapters explore the roles and political leadership, vis-à-vis government policy, of presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066320
SKU
V9780252066320
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Reviews for Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership
"Readers will immediately appreciate the impressive line-up of contributors to this volume. They include Fred Greenstein (with David Callahan) on Dwight D. Eisenhower and early space policy; Michael Beschloss on John F. Kennedy and the lunar project decision; Robert Dallek on the politics of the Apollo Program; Joan Hoff on Congress and the political context of space initiatives in the ... Read more