Mansfield and Vietnam : A Study in Rhetorical Adaptation.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: 1903-1955: A Freshman Senator Helps Commit America to South Vietnam -- Chapter 1: Mansfield becomes an Asia Expert -- Chapter 2: Mansfield becomes an Indochina Expert -- Chapter 3: Mansfield's Report becomes the "Cornerstone" of U.S. Support for Diem -- Chapter 4: Mansfield becomes "The Deciding Factor" in Saving Diem -- Part II: 1956-1963: Senate Leadership Brings Decreased Indochina Influence -- Chapter 5: The Warming of a Cold Warrior -- Chapter 6: The Beginning of Mansfield's Private Dissent -- Chapter 7: The Deaths of Two Presidents -- Part III: 1963-1968: Private Dissent Yet Public Compliance -- Chapter 8: Johnson Moves toward War in Vietnam -- Chapter 9: America Goes to War -- Chapter 10: Mansfield's Fifth Visit to Vietnam and Early Efforts to Get to the Bargaining Table -- Chapter 11: "Tugging" at Johnson's Coat -- Part IV: 1969-1975: Cambodia and the End of Mansfield's "Quiet" Criticism -- Chapter 12: Nixon, Cambodia, and the Second Indochina War -- Chapter 13: The Senate Asserts Itself -- Chapter 14: A Missed Opportunity and the End of the Indochina War -- Epilogue -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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