Burke, John P.,  1953- <br/><br/>
Honest broker?  the National Security Advisor and presidential decision making /  [electronic resource] : 
John P. Burke. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - College Station :  Texas A&M University Press,  c2009. 
 - x, 492 p. :  ill. 
 - Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership .
 - Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-462) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603443463 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs --Decision making--History.<br/>National Security Council (U.S.)--Decision making--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Decision making--History--United States--20th century.<br/>National security--Decision making--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA23.15  / .B87 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355/.033573