Title: The United States and national self-determination: A Wilsonian perspective.

Author(s): Unterberger, Betty Miller

Abstract: Focuses on the concept of national self-determination of United States President Woodrow Wilson. Views on the impact of World War I on US sovereignty and self-determination; Correlation of foreign policy and events on US self-determination; Evaluation of Wilson's presidency and foreign policy.

Title: Ideology, pragmatism, and Ronald Reagan's world view: Full of sound and fury, signifying...?

Author(s): Hantz, Charles A.

Abstract: Examines the foreign policy of the United States under the administration of former president Ronald Reagan. Structural analysis of Reagan's foreign policy; Debate over Reagan's ideological position; Dominant and conflicting themes.

Title: U.S. use of force abroad: What law for the president?

Author(s): Forsythe, David P.; Hendrickson, Ryan C.

Abstract: Examines the United States' policy on the use of force abroad under the administration of former President George Bush. Political implications of using force; Constitutional crises emanating from a debate on the use of force; Benchmarks which determine the interpretation of the debate on the use of force and on the declaration of war, between the executive and legislative branches of government.

Title: Presidential foreign policy prerogative after the Iran-Contra affair: A review essay.

Author(s): Hicks, D. Bruce

Abstract: Reviews the powers of former United States president Ronald Reagan in the formulation of foreign policy in relation to the Iran-Contra affair from 1985-1990. Debate over the interpretation of the allocation of foreign policy powers between the executive and legislative branches of government; Political implications of the arms transfers to Iran.

Title: Presidential decision making in the Korean War: The British perspective.

Author(s): Lutzker, Michael A.

Abstract: Examines the exercise of power of former United States President Harry Truman pertaining to the Korean War. Perceived abuses of power; Influence of British politics on Truman's decision making; Analysis of British and American diplomatic policies in Asia; Comparison of British and American policies; British perspective on the war.

Title: Lyndon B. Johnson's senate foreign policy activism: The Suez Canal crisis, a reappraisal.

Author(s): Walker Jr., Philip A.

Abstract: Focuses on the influence of executive powers on foreign policy making in the United States. Analysis of former US President Lyndon Baines Johnson's concept of foreign policy; Position on the Aswan dam project in Israel; Motivations for supporting the project; Comparison of Johnson's foreign policy activism as senator and president.

Title: The path to dissent: Johnson, Fulbright, and the 1965 intervention in the Dominican Republic.

Author(s): Felten, Peter G.

Abstract: Illustrates the role of personality in foreign policy debates in the United States. Viewpoint of former US senator J. William Fulbright on foreign policy; Dissent over foreign policies supported by Fulbright and former US president Lyndon B. Johnson; Debate on American involvement in wars in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam.

Title: William O. Douglas and the Vietnam War: Civil liberties, presidential authority, and the...

Author(s): Moses, James L.

Abstract: Examines the debate over the participation of the United States in the Vietnamese conflict in the 1960s. Role of US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas' opposition to the expansion of American military forces in Vietnam; Constitutional confrontation between the judicial and executive branches of government; Protection of the rights of protesters against the war.

Title: Internal struggle over U.S. foreign policy toward Central America: An analysis of the Reagan era.

Author(s): Krueger, Kimba

Abstract: Examines the United States foreign policy toward Central America through an analysis of former United States President Ronald Reagan's administration. Motivations behind military interventions in El Salvador and Nicaragua; Tenets for intervention in insurgent warfare; Success in establishing a democratic region in Central America free of Communist influence.

Title: Reagan's doctrine? The formulation of an American foreign policy strategy.

Author(s): Scott, James M.

Abstract: Assesses the origin of the Reagan Doctrine, a United States foreign policy which attributes aggression and conflict to Soviet influence and supports anti-communist revolutions. Former United States president Ronald Reagan's strategies in maintaining and implementing his ideological standards; Influence of factions in foreign policy-making.

Title: The 1968 presidential election and peace in Vietnam.

Author(s): Sieg, Kent G.

Abstract: Details the influence on foreign policy towards the Vietnam war of the 1960s, of domestic politics and interest groups during the 1968

American presidential elections. Assessment of foreign policy debates during the presidential campaigns; Effect of Vietnam negotiations on the election; Forces influencing foreign policy making.

Title: Commission politics and national security: Gerald Ford's response to the CIA controversy of 1975.

Author(s): Kitts, Kenneth

Abstract: Assesses the success of American statesman Gerald Ford, as head of a commission delegated to investigate the CIA activities to prevent legislative encroachment of the president's powers in drafting foreign policy. Role of ad hoc commissions in national security decision making; Influence of presidents on commission inquiries; Details of the commission's investigations.

Title: Presidential power as a domestic constraint on foreign policy: Case studies examining arms sales...

Author(s): Price, Daniel E.

Abstract: Presents case studies examining factors influencing foreign policy in the United States. Includes executive power; Influence of interest groups; Statist theory in foreign policy; International events and forces influencing foreign policy; Discussion of dominating forces in case studies.

Title: Political and institutional constraints on Wilson's defense policy.

Author(s): Esposito, David

Abstract: Examines the political and institutional constraints on former United States president Woodrow Wilson's defense policy. Structural analysis of Wilson's military policy; Description of incidents characterizing Wilson's policy; Debate on the US' ability to effectively intervene in World War I.

Title: Organizing for economic defense: Henry Wallace and the board of economic warfare's foreign policy...

Author(s): Stevens, Donald G.

Abstract: Illustrates the difficulty of determining the proper relationship between economic and foreign policy considerations under the administration of the United States Board of Economic Warfare (BEW) in 1942. Henry Wallace's management of the BEW; Duties and responsibilities of the BEW; Wallace's failure to expand the powers of BEW.

Title: Boris Yeltsin and the 1996 Russian presidential election.

Author(s): Depoy, Erik

Abstract: Describes the first democratic presidential election in Russia. Goals of the democratic government under Boris Yeltsin; Economic and political problems of the state; Speculations on Yeltsin's ability to govern the state under a democratic form of government.

Title: After the Colby note: The Wilson administration and the Polish-Bolshevik War.

Author(s): Winid, Boguslaw W.

Abstract: Opinion. Comments on the article `After the Colby Note: The Wilson Administration and the Bolsheviks, 1920-1921,' by David McFadden, published in the fall 1995 issue of the periodical `Presidential Studies Quarterly.' Focal points of the article; Analysis of American-Russian relations; Inability to discuss the attitudes of United States president Woodrow Wilson on the Polish-Bolshevik War.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Buhite, Russell D.

Abstract: Reviews the book `America's Secret War Against Bolshevism: U.S. Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1917-1920,' by David S. Foglesong.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Zwicker, Charles H.

Abstract: Reviews the book `FDR's Good Neighbor Policy: Sixty Years of Generally Gentle Chaos,' by Fredrick B. Pike.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Whitnah, Donald R.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Why the Allies Won,' by Richard Overy.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Walker, William T.

Abstract: Reviews the book `D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II,' by Stephen E. Ambrose.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Rorvig, Paul

Abstract: Reviews the book `Weapons for Victory: The Hiroshima Decision Fifty Years Later,' by Robert James Maddox.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Szasz, Ferenc M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Truman and the Hiroshima Cult,' by Robert P.Newman.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): McCoy, Donald R.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Harry S. Truman and the War Scare of 1948: A Successful Campaign to Deceive the Nation,' by Frank Kofsky.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Previdi, Robert

Abstract: Reviews the book `The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay,' by Harry A. Gailey.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Scott, James M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Making Foreign Policy: President-Congress Relations From the Second World War to the Post-Cold War Era,' by Philip J. Briggs.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Lasher, Kevin J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Clash With Distant Cultures: Values, Interests, and Force in American Foreign Policy,' by Richard J. Payne.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Sempa, Francis P.

Abstract: Reviews the book `A Genius for War,' by Carlo D'Este.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Scott, James M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Broken Covenant: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis Between the U.S. and Israel,' by Moshe Arens.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Walker, William T.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Forgotten Victims: The Abandonment of Americans in Hitler's Camps,' by Mitchell G. Bard.

Title: The foreign policy role of Vice President Al Gore.

Author(s): Kengor, Paul

Abstract: Focuses on US Vice President Al Gore's foreign-policy role within the Bill Clinton administration. Rationale for Gore's policy; Gore's pre-Clinton administration foreign-policy beliefs and background; Influence and relationship with Clinton; Role in specific administration foreign-policy situations.

Title: `It's the environment, stupid!' Clinton and the environment.

Author(s): Nie, Martin A.

Abstract: Examines the importance of United States President Bill Clinton's advocacy of environmental-economic symbiosis in the success of his administration. Clinton's approach to environmental issues; Overview on Clinton's environmental record; Contextual approach to Clinton's environmental policies.

Title: The passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Author(s): Livingston, C. Don; Wink, Kenneth A.

Abstract: Examines the extent of presidential influence on the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the US House of Representatives. Politics surrounding the NAFTA debate; Effects of unemployment in states where the representatives originated; Occurrence of bipartisan policy making.

Title: Regulatory oversight in the Clinton administration.

Author(s): Duffy, Robert J.

Abstract: Examines the implications of United States President Bill Clinton administration's stand on regulatory reviews. Effort of the Clinton administration to distance itself from the policies and procedures of the Bush administration; Clinton review program assessment; Regulatory agencies and the US Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Public participation and disclosure.

Title: President Clinton's 1993 inaugural address.

Author(s): Pitney Jr., John J.

Abstract: Presents an analysis of United States President Bill Clinton's self-drafted inaugural address in 1993. Sources used for the speech;

Readings of the inaugural addresses of previous presidents; Inaugural themes.

Title: First inaugural address of William J. Clinton January 20, 1993.

Abstract: Presents the inaugural address of United States President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. Celebration of American renewal; Salute to former President George Bush; Relationship with people around the world; Role of individual Americans in the country's renewal.

Title: Second inaugural address of William J., Clinton, January 20, 1997.

Abstract: Presents the second inaugural address of United States President

Bill Clinton given on January 20, 1997. Significance of the inauguration; Expansion and preservation of the conviction that all are created equal; Role of the government in America's struggle; Challenges of the 21st century; Americans' responsibilities.

Title: Lost and found? Clinton's political center.

Author(s): Rehnshon, Stanley A.

Abstract: Analyzes United States President Bill Clinton's political beliefs and policy of governing from the political center. Clinton's ambition and achievements; Problems faced in his political career; Question on whether Clinton will be remembered as a man of real basic principles.

Title: Second-term presidents: History says.

Author(s): Ferrell, Robert E.

Abstract: Examines the potential threats to US President Bill Clinton's reputation during his second term of presidency. Poor chances of dismissing Paula Jones' sexual harassment allegations; Thomas Huang's allegations of impropriety in fund raising during Clinton's campaign; Alleged improprieties against Clinton and his wife; Threats in the country's economy and stock market.

Title: Clinton's second term: Making women's rights a foreign policy issue.

Author(s): Mattras, John; Lightman, Marjorie

Abstract: Examines United States foreign policy during the second term of President Bill Clinton. Advocacy of an international community ruled by law; Domestic community's organized support for rights assured under the treaties such as women's rights; Significance of Madeleine Albright's appointment as State Secretary to the future of human rights policy decision in the country.

Title: Clinton's second term: What should he be doing in economic matters?

Author(s): Saulnier, R.J.

Abstract: Offers suggestions on how United States President Bill Clinton should approach economic issues affecting the country during his second term. Maintenance of the economy's growth track with minimal increase in inflation rates; Avoidance of two situations which are potentially troublesome; Avoidance of a tax system that is needlessly costly; Attention to governmental programs that failed.

Title: A revised reconsideration of Clinton.

Author(s): Smith, Sam

Abstract: Speculates on United States President Bill Clinton's performance on his second term. Legal proceedings involving the Whitewater scandal; Economic policy; Whitewater cover-ups; Prospects for social security reform; Start of decline of news industry as a source of information; Growth of global competition; Deterioration of civil liberties; Population problems.

Title: The 1992 and 1996 presidential elections: Whatever happened to the Republican electoral college....

Author(s): Brunell, Thomas; Grofman, Bernard

Abstract: Examines the role of partisan bias and swing ratio as critical measures of the relationship between seats and votes in the United States politics. Definition of partisan bias and swing ratio; Implications of the swing ratio biases in 1996; Reason for electoral college's favoring of the Republicans from 1980 through 1988.

Title: White House aides testifying before Congress.

Author(s): Fisher, Louis

Abstract: Lists historical instances wherein White House aides were required to testify before the United States Congress in order to ventilate certain issues. Includes the nomination of Richard G. Kleindienst as attorney general in 1972; Watergate issue hearings from 1973 through 1974; Impeachment hearings for President Richard Nixon in 1974.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Anderson, Dennis M.

Abstract: Reviews several books focused on President Bill Clinton. Includes `High Hopes: The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition,' by Stanley A. Renshon; `Partners in Power: The Clintons and Their America,' by Roger Morris, `The President We Deserve Bill Clinton: His Rise, Fall, and Comeback,' by Martin Walker.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Kaplan, Lawrence S.

Abstract: Reviews the books `United Nations: The First Fifty Years,' by Stanley Meisler, `Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN,' by Phyllis Bennis, `US Foreign Policy and the United Nations Systems,' by Charles William Maynes and Richard S. Williamson; `The Language of Nations,' by Gary B. Ostrower.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Harris, C. Lowell

Abstract: Reviews the book `Clinton and Post-cold War Defense,' by Stephen J. Cimbala.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Feinman, Ronald L.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Clinton Presidency: First Appraisals,' edited by Colin Campbell and Bert A. Rockman.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Mohr, Anthony J.

Abstract: Reviews the books `At a Century's Ending: Reflections 1982-1995.' by George F. Kennan.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Cohen, Jeffrey E.

Abstract: Reviews the books `Powersharing: White House-Cabinet Relations in the Modern Presidency,' by Shirley Anne Warshaw.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Feinman, Ronald L.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The President is at Camp David,' by W. Dale Nelson.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Polsby, Nelson W.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Choice of the People? Debating the Electoral College,' by Judith Best.

Title: Visiting scholars program.

Abstract: Announces the University of Oklahoma's Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center's need for applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program. Service offering of the program; Paper contents of the center's archival holdings which are also offered; Qualified and prioritized applicants; Contact information.

Title: Peace History Society call for papers.

Abstract: Announces the Peace History Society's call for proposal papers examining the issues of peace and war. Particular issue focus of the papers; Preferred panels or papers; Contact information.

Title: Leadership by exemplar: Reagan's FDR and Thatcher's Churchill.

Author(s): Abbott, Philip

Abstract: Examines former United States President Ronald Reagan's interpretation of the liberal democratic politics of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's interpretation of Winston Churchill in order to suggest how both leaders successfully broke the post-war consensus. Reagan's acknowledgement of his youthful status under FDR's influence; Thatcher's style of economic reform.

Title: George Washington's pre-presidential statesmanship, 1783-1789.

Author(s): Ray, John

Abstract: Explains how leadership qualities of President George Washington foreshadowed his executive leadership qualities as the first chief executive of the United States, in ways in which even such presidents as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt were inclined to follow. Washington's role in the reform of the Articles of Confederation; Excerpts of Washington's correspondence.

Title: On the comparison of presidential and parliamentary governments.

Author(s): Kaminsky, Elijah Ben-Zion

Abstract: Discusses how the leadership of heads of state is found in very different contexts. French political system's similarity to the American system of presidential leadership; Differences between presidential and parliamentary government; Individual roles of political actors.

Title: Unified government, the two presidencies thesis, and presidential support in the Senate: An...

Author(s): Conley, Richard S.

Abstract: Tests Aaron Wildavsky's two presidencies thesis for the 103rd US Congress, a period of unified government under Democratic control and headed by President Bill Clinton. Wildavsky's attempt to systematize the study of presidential performance in the legislative arena; Analysis of presidential victories and presidential support scores in three policy areas; Foreign policy.

Title: Executive clemency in the United States: Origins, development, and

analysis (1900-1993).

Author(s): Ruckman Jr., P.S.

Abstract: Presents a review of existing literature with respect to the origins and development of executive clemency in the United States and explains procedural guidelines for federal clemency applications. President George Washington's initiation of the use of the pardoning authority in 1795; Clemency process; Exercise of executive clemency from 1900 to 1993.

Title: Executive privilege in the Carter administration: The `open' presidency and secrecy policy.

Author(s): Rozell, Mark J.

Abstract: Explores the use of executive privilege in the administration of former United States President Jimmy Carter. Use of executive privilege in previous administrations; Carter's exercise of executive privilege; Carter administration's effort to avoid the use of executive privilege while still defending the presidential right to withhold information.

Title: Awaiting rehabilitation: The Carter presidency in political science textbooks.

Author(s): Sanchez, J.M.

Abstract: Seeks the evidence of a trend toward improved evaluations of the administration of former United States President Jimmy Carter in American government textbooks designed for college students. Prevalence of a negative view of Carter's administration; Criticism of Carter's approach to decision-making; Textbooks' assessments of the major events or issues of the Carter years.

Title: On behalf of the president: Four factors affecting the success of the presidential press secretary.

Author(s): Towle, Michael J.

Abstract: Examines the factors which lead to the successful performance of the presidential press secretary. Extent to which a press secretary has been considered effective by both his president and the press; Importance of the press secretary to the administration; Level of respect accorded the press secretary by the president and the press.

Title: On the way out: Interregnum presidential activity.

Author(s): Klotz, Robert J.

Abstract: Looks at the activities of an outgoing administration in the United States during the period between the election and the inauguration of a new president. Focus on elections in which presidential power is transferred from one party to the other; State of mind of presidents during such a period; Theory behind party-change presidential interregnums.

Title: Dwight Eisenhower and the New Deal: The politics of preemption.

Author(s): Harris, Douglas B.

Abstract: Looks at former United States President Dwight Eisenhower's presidency in terms of its relationship to the New Deal regime established by his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Classification of Eisenhower as a president who practiced the politics of preemption; Acceptance of New Deal policies by Eisenhower Republicans; Eisenhower's political philosophy.

Title: The presidency and the promotion of domestic crisis: John Kennedy's management of the 1962 steel...

Author(s): Bostdorff, Denise M.; O'Rourke, Daniel J.

Abstract: Focuses on former United States President John F. Kennedy's management of the steel crisis and uses it as an exemplar of domestic crisis promotion, whereby presidents explicitly advance a claim of crisis or implicitly treat a domestic issue as a crisis through their public rhetoric. Characteristics of domestic crisis promotion.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Kovaleff, Theodore P.

Abstract: Reviews several books on the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. `Treachery in Dallas,' by Walt Brown; `Referenced Index Guide to the Warren Commission,' by Walt Brown; `Killing Kennedy and the Hoax of the Century,' by Edward Livingston Harrison.

Title: In defense of Raoul Berger.

Author(s): Smaha, Joseph K.

Abstract: Supports author Raoul Berger's thesis on the doctrine of United States executive privilege. Reviews of Berger's book `Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth'; Mark Rozell's publication of a book refuting Berger's `Executive Privilege.'

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Spragens, William C.

Abstract: Reviews the books `From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War,' by Robert M. Gates, and `On the Brink: The Dramatic Saga of How the Reagan Administration Changed the Course of History and Won the Cold War,' by Jay Winik.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Spragens, William C.

Abstract: Reviews the books `In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to America's Six Cold War Presidents,' by Anatoly Dobrynin, and `Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador's Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union,' by Jack F. Matlock Jr.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Jacobs, Travis Beal

Abstract: Reviews the book `Intervention! The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917,' by John S.D. Eisenhower.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Martin, Janet M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Madhouse: The Private Turmoil of Working for the President,' by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Esposito, David M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Roosevelt's Warrior: Harold L. Ickes and the New Deal,' by Jeanne Nienaber Clarke.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Kellerman, Barbara

Abstract: Reviews the book `David Brinkley: A Memoir,' by David Brinkley.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Kotlowski, Dean J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America,' by Christopher Matthews.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Kahan, Michael

Abstract: Reviews the book `The New American Voter,' by Warren E. Miller and J. Merrill Shanks.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Chambers II, John Whiteclay

Abstract: Reviews the book `Jimmy Carter as Peacemaker: A Post-Presidential Biography,' by Rod Troester.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Zwicker, Charles H.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Jimmy Carter: American Moralist,' by Kenneth E. Morris.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Steigerwald, David

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Life of Herbert Hoover: Master of Emergencies,' by George H. Nash.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Steinberg, Arthur K.

Abstract: Reviews the book `FDR and the Holocaust,' edited by Verne W. Newton.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Doherty, Eileen M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Fighting With Allies: America and Britain at Peace and War,' by Robin Renwick.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): Zwicker, Charles H.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower,' by Susan Eisenhower.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Spragens, William C.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Great American Presidents: Volume I,' edited by Kenneth W. Thompson.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Polsby, Nelson W.

Abstract: Reviews the book `War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics,' by Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): Denton Jr., Robert E.

Abstract: Reviews the book `News & Newsmaking,' by Stephen Hess.

Title: Pederson and Williams to co-direct LSUS Summer Teacher Institute: `First Couples in the White...Abstract: Announces that the award-winning American Studies program of Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana has received a $25,000 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to conduct a groundbreaking study of First Couples in the United States. Date and venue of the `First Couples in the White House: Presidents and Spouses' seminar; Co-directors for the four-week event.

Title: Call for papers.

Abstract: Announces that the Conference on the History of Women Religious is inviting participants to a conference entitled `Through Multiple Lenses: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Women Religious,' which will be held on June 21 to 24, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. Purpose of the conference; Suggested topics for participants; Contact information.

Title: National Social Science Association, San Antonio, Texas conference.

Abstract: Announces that the National Social Science Association is accepting proposals for the Fall national meeting to be held November 5 to 7, 1997 in San Antonio, Texas. Conference activities; Contact information.

Title: From START to START II: Dynamism and pragmatism in the Bush administration's nuclear weapon policies.

Author(s): COHEN, DAVID B.

Abstract: Examines the nuclear weapons policy of the United States (US) during the administration of President George Bush following the events of 1989. Arms control agreement between the US and Russia; Information on the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START); Doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction; Conclusion.

Title: Presidential beliefs and the Reagan paradox.

Author(s): HOEKSTRA, DOUGLAS J.

Abstract: Focuses on the beliefs of United States (US) President Ronald Reagan on the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty between US and the Soviet Union in 1987. Explanations on the Reagan paradox; Alternative belief-system analysis; Views of Reagan on arms control and the Soviet Union.

Title: Ronald Reagan and the defeat of the Soviet empire.

Author(s): BUSCH, ANDREW E.

Abstract: Deals with the role of the United States (US) and President Ronald Reagan in the defeat of the Soviet Empire in 1989. Foreign policy of the US; Restoration of containment and deterrence; Ideological counteroffensive; Strategic defense initiative; Arms control; Reagan doctrine and roll-back; Direct military action; Campaign for democracy; Foreign policy in the 1980s.

Title: `In an atmosphere of national peril': The development of John F. Kennedy's world view.

Author(s): MEAGHER, MICHAEL E.

Abstract: Examines United States President John F. Kennedy's training in political theory, a source of inspiration for his notion of political courage. Interest of Kennedy in foreign policy; Political theory; Kennedy as a democratic theorist; Kennedy as president of the United States;

Conclusion.

Title: Containing the offensive: The `chief of the Cold War' and the Eisenhower administration's German policy.

Author(s): INGIMUNDARSON, VALUR

Abstract: Discusses the participation of C.D. Jackson in the German policy of the United States during Dwight Eisenhower's administration. Participation of Eisenhower in the propaganda struggle with the Soviet Union; Support for the European Defense Community; Major events that occurred during the first year of Eisenhower's office; East German uprising.

Title: Public opinion and foreign policy: The Nixon administration and the pursuit of peace with honor in Vietnam.

Author(s): KATZ, ANDREW Z.

Abstract: Analyzes some of the ways the administration of United States President Richard Nixon sought to shape peace with Vietnam while pursuing objectives. How the administration used polls to measure and build public support for its Vietnam policy; How the White House used polls to minimize congressional interference with its Vietnam policy; How the administration relied on polls to undermine the opposition.

Title: After Tiananmen: The struggle over U.S. policy toward China in the Bush administration.

Author(s): SKIDMORE, DAVID; GATES, WILLIAM

Abstract: Examines the debate over the United States (US) policy toward the People's Republic of China after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. Approach of the administration of US President George Bush in dealing with Chinese authorities; Threat perceptions and the structure of domestic opinion; Perspectives of Bush and the US Congress; Sanctions; The Pelosi Bill.

Title: The first lady represents America: Rosalynn Carter in South America.

Author(s): SMITH, KATHY B.

Abstract: Examines the particular challenges faced by first ladies when acting as national representatives. Pros and cons of the representative function of the first ladies of the United States; Trip of Rosalynn Carter to Latin America on June 1977; Reactions to the use of a first lady in this political manner.

Title: Lincoln and the political question: The creation of the State of West Virginia.

Author(s): RICCARDS, MICHAEL P.

Abstract: Highlights the creation of the State of West Virginia and the contribution of President Abraham Lincoln. Discussion on the secessionist impulse; Reorganized government of Virginia; Constitutional issues; Lincoln as a decision maker.

Title: F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela: A study in cooperative transformational leadership.

Author(s): GLAD, BETTY; BLANTON, ROBERT

Abstract: Examines the transfer of power in South Africa, focusing on the interactions of leadership policies, strategies and personal characteristics of F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. Transition in South Africa; Obstacles to change; Common and competitive ends and means; Psychological factors.

Title: Rating the presidents: A tracking study.

Author(s): LONNSTROM, DOUGLAS A.; KELLY, II, THOMAS O.

Abstract: Provides information on the Presidential Ratings Studies conducted by the Siena Research Institute on the presidents of the United States. Categories where the presidents are being rated; Overall ranking for each president; Objectives; Uses of the tracking study; Implications.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): GOEDEKEN, EDWARD

Abstract: Reviews two books about the United States during the Vietnam War. `Masters of War: Military Dissent & Politics in the Vietnam Era,' by Robert Buzzanco; `The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War,' by Paul Hendrickson.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): STROZIER, CHARLES B.

Abstract: Reviews several books about Abraham Lincoln. `Lincoln,' by David Herbert; `Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery, In the Crucible of Public Debate,' by David Zarefsky; `Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis,' by David M. Potter; `An Oral History of Abraham Lincoln: John G. Nicolay's Interviews and Essays,' edited by Michael Burlingame; `Abraham Lincoln: Contemporary. An American Legacy,' by Frank J. Williams and William D. Pederson.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): SAULNIER, R.J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Principle and Interest: Thomas Jefferson and the Problem of Debt,' by Herbert E. Sloan.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): WALKER, WILLIAM T.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy,' by Christopher Lasch.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): ZWICKER, CHARLES H.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies,' by Don Cook.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): LASHER, KEVIN J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Bridled Ambition: Why Countries Constrain Their Nuclear Capabilities,' by Mitchell Reiss.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): BOSTDORFF, DENISE M.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Public Opinion, the First Ladyship, and Hillary Rodham Clinton,' by Barbara Burrell.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): BARACSKAY, DANIEL

Abstract: Reviews the book `For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought In the Civil War,' by James M. McPherson.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): MOHR, JUDGE ANTHONY J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Next War,' by Caspar Weinberger and Peter Schweizer.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): PREVIDI, ROBERT

Abstract: Reviews the book `The Contemporary Congress,' by Burdett A. Loomis.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): RORVIG, PAUL

Abstract: Reviews the book `Founding Father: Rediscovering George

Washington,' by Richard Brookhiser. A biography of American Revolutionary War General and first United States President George Washington.

Title: Book reviews.

Author(s): SPALDING, ELIZABETH EDWARDS

Abstract: Reviews the book `Reflections of a Cold Warrior: From Yalta to the Bay of Pigs,' by Richard M. Bissell Jr., Jonathan E. Lewis, et al.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): POLSBY, NELSON W.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Crazy Rhythm,' by Leonard Garment.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): McCOY, DONALD R.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Mr. Truman's War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World,' by J. Robert Moskin.

Title: Book notes.

Author(s): SAULNIER, R.J.

Abstract: Reviews the book `Goldwater: The Man Who Made A Revolution,' by Lee Edwards.

Title: Visiting Scholars Program.

Abstract: Announces that the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center and the University of Oklahoma is seeking applicants for its visiting scholars program.