An Outsider in the White House : Jimmy Carter, His Advisors, and the Making of American Foreign Policy.

Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PLAYERS -- 1 HIGH EXPECTATIONS -- 2 THE FOREIGN POLICY TEAM -- 3 THE BRZEZINSKI ADVANTAGE -- EARLY COMMITMENTS -- 4 EARLY FUMBLES -- 5 RECOVERY -- 6 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SOVIET TARGET -- 7 COMPETITION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA -- 8 NEGOTIATIONS WITH PANAMA -- 9 DEALING WITH CONGRESS -- 10 SALT AND THE SENATE -- MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS -- 11 THE TILT TOWARD CHINA -- 12 BUILDING THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP -- 13 THE IMPACT OF A MOTIVATED TACTICIAN -- 14 MAESTRO OF THE CAMP DAVID TALKS -- 15 SUPPORT TEAMS AND THE ROAD AHEAD -- CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS -- 16 CONFRONTING A REGIME CHANGE -- 17 SCRAMBLING FOR OPTIONS -- 18 THE SOVIET BRIGADE "CRISIS" -- 19 AFGHANISTAN: FORMULATING A RESPONSE -- 20 EXACTING A PRICE -- RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR -- 21 MAD AND THE PURSUIT OF PD-59 -- 22 SHADOWING THE SOVIETS -- 23 THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND -- 24 THE DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP -- FINALE -- 25 OPERATION EAGLE CLAW -- 26 THE FINAL MONTHS -- 27 JIMMY CARTER AND THE AMERICAN MISSION -- Appendix AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ACTORS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Jimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign-policy decision making. He wound up with a "team of rivals" who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding foreign affairs.

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