Introduction
Mr. Symington Goes to Washington: The Origins of a Cold Warrior
Joining the Front Lines: Implementing the Truman Doctrine and
Containment
Defining the Cold War: And "The United States is Losing That
War"
The Eisenhower Administration: "If I Don't Catch 'Em I'll Worry 'Em
Like Hell"
The Making of a Myth: The Missile Gap
Symington Throws His Hat in the Ring: The Election of 1960 and the
Missile Gap
"Fish or Cut Bait": LBJ and the Vietnam War
The Nixon Administration and the Wars in Indochina
The Final Term in the Senate
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Examines the life and contributions of a public servant, Senator William Struat Symington, who was influential from the Truman through Nixon administrations.
LINDA M. MCFARLAND is an historian and independent scholar.
?Cold War Strategist is a welcomed study of a prominent politician
and ardent cold warrior who knew how to manipulate the
media....This is a valuable study of an important and influential
Cold War politician.?-The Journal of American History
?McFarland's is the definitive work on his foreign policy...provide
a well-researched and readable examination of the foreign-policy
career of a long-time cold war liberal.?-Aerospace Power
Journal
"McFarland's is the definitive work on his foreign policy...provide
a well-researched and readable examination of the foreign-policy
career of a long-time cold war liberal."-Aerospace Power
Journal
"Cold War Strategist is a welcomed study of a prominent politician
and ardent cold warrior who knew how to manipulate the
media....This is a valuable study of an important and influential
Cold War politician."-The Journal of American History
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