Decision-Making in the White House: The Olive Branch or the Arrows

Theodore C. Sorensen

March, 2005
Paper, 144 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13647-1
$17.95 / £10.95

Preface to the 2004 Edition

Foreword, by John F. Kennedy

Introductory Remarks, by Grayson Kirk

By Way of Introduction

The Setting for Decision

The Outer Limits of Decision

Presidential Politics

Presidential Advisers

The Presidential Perspective

By Way of Summary

Index

About the Author

Theodore C. Sorensen, former special counsel and adviser to President John F. Kennedy, has practiced international law for more than thirty-four years and has advised numerous international institutions and foreign governments. He is the author of several books on the presidency and domestic and foreign politics, and he has written for Foreign Affairs, the New York Times, and other publications.

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