decision making

Presents an in-depth look into the secret debates, tension, and distrust within the White House, the Pentagon, and State Department from mid-2006 to mid-2008 over the way the war in Iraq has been handled.

Chronicles the events that took place within the twenty-four hours after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and discusses Lyndon B. Johnson's ascension to power.

Reviews the Cuban missile crisis. Includes transcriptions of secretly recorded ExComm meetings that depict the tension and anger during the progression of the crisis. Documents the role of President John F. Kennedy in averting a nuclear conflict.

Text and photographs describe eight crises faced by the United States' presidents, followed by options for reader decisions and the actual decisions made by presidents.

Presents chronological profiles of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Martin Van Buren, describing the impact of their foreign policies, as well as domestic issues during their terms that affected other countries. Includes illustrations, sidebars, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Reveals how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about the war in Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves, exploring how Bush's statements about the future of American troops in Iraq conflicted with what Pentagon assessments said about the War on Terror.

Presents a series of sixteen essays written by historians and biographers that address key decisions made by President George W. Bush and discusses the political, social, and economic factors behind them as well as provides assessments of his performance as Commander-in-Chief.

Presents a behind-the-scenes account of the maneuvering that went on in the Bush administration in planning for the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003, based on interviews with seventy-five key participants, including Bush, members of his war council, and others.