White, Mark J.  1965- <br/><br/>
Against the president :  dissent and decision-making in the White House : a historical perspective / 
by Mark J. White. 
 - Chicago :  Ivan R. Dee,  2007. 
 - 370 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - 973.917 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-357) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Truman, Hopkins, Davies, and the Polish question -- The ghost of FDR -- Talking with Churchill and Stalin -- Truman, Wallace, and meeting the Soviet challenge -- Troubled by Truman -- The bomb -- Fighting the Cold War consensus -- Eleven days in September -- Eisenhower, Wilson, and the origins of the Vietnam War -- A new Wilsonianism -- "Nothing but grief:" contesting a commitment -- Kennedy, Stevenson, and Cuba -- The rivals -- Operation castration -- War or peace -- Johnson, Ball, and the Vietnam War -- The accidental president and the tardy rebel -- Devil's advocate -- Crossing the rubicon -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781566637442 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1566637449 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.<br/>United States--Politics and government--Decision making--Case studies.<br/>Presidents--Decision making--United States--Case studies.<br/>Political leadership--United States--Case studies.<br/>Presidents--History--United States--20th century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.917