Transplanting the Great Society: Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher. |
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... Vietnam , a situation that induced the greatest diplomatic headache for the president . Johnson made the decision to support his predecessors ' objective of economically and militarily aiding in the establishment of a noncommunist ...
... Vietnam , a situation that induced the greatest diplomatic headache for the president . Johnson made the decision to support his predecessors ' objective of economically and militarily aiding in the establishment of a noncommunist ...
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... Vietnam to examine Johnson's other foreign policy triumphs and setbacks and to describe the dizzying array of pro- grams and initiatives the United States utilized in pursuit of its objectives. Edited collections by H. W. Brands, Diane ...
... Vietnam to examine Johnson's other foreign policy triumphs and setbacks and to describe the dizzying array of pro- grams and initiatives the United States utilized in pursuit of its objectives. Edited collections by H. W. Brands, Diane ...
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... Vietnam , PL - 480 food constituted a portion of the larger pacification campaign designed to win the “ hearts and minds ” of the Vietnamese people . Johnson's record in re - creating the Great Society in Vietnam fell short in its ...
... Vietnam , PL - 480 food constituted a portion of the larger pacification campaign designed to win the “ hearts and minds ” of the Vietnamese people . Johnson's record in re - creating the Great Society in Vietnam fell short in its ...
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... Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson Years, 367–68. 3. Woods, “Fulbright, the Vietnam War, and the American South,” 153. 4. Dallek, Flawed Giant, 61. 5. “Remarks at the University LBJ and the Growth of Food for Peace, 1963–1965 43.
... Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson Years, 367–68. 3. Woods, “Fulbright, the Vietnam War, and the American South,” 153. 4. Dallek, Flawed Giant, 61. 5. “Remarks at the University LBJ and the Growth of Food for Peace, 1963–1965 43.
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A Time to Reap 19651969 | 74 |
India 19641968 | 106 |
Israel 19641968 | 147 |
Vietnam 19641968 | 175 |
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