Cold War Strategist: Stuart Symington and the Search for National Security
Cold War Strategist: Stuart Symington and the Search for National Security By Linda McFarland
Publisher: Praeger 2001-08-30 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0275971902 | PDF (from html) | 1.1 MB
Publisher: Praeger 2001-08-30 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0275971902 | PDF (from html) | 1.1 MB
This study of Cold War politics explores the attitudes of William Stuart Symington, a consummate Cold Warrior and Democratic senator from Missouri. The book focuses on his transition from being an avid supporter of the military and the CIA to his dovish position on the Vietnam War, as he questioned all foreign commitments, as well as military and CIA budgets. His ideas influenced presidential administrations ranging from Truman's to Nixon's. He exposed covert activity associated with the Vietnam War and worked to restore the constitutional balance between the executive and legislative branches of the government.
