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The National Security Council : a Legal History of the President's Most Powerful Advisers /

"This work sets forth, for the first time, a legal history of the National Security Council (NSC). In literal terms, the "NSC" is the official membership of the National Security Council. In common parlance, however, and for brevity's sake, the term "NSC" commonly refer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Cody M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Project on National Security Reform, Center for the Study of the Presidency
Other Authors: Stuart, Douglas T. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Center for the Study of the Presidency, Project on National Security Reform, [2008]
Subjects:
National Security Council (U.S.) > History.
Political consultants > United States > History > 20th century.
Political consultants > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Presidents > United States > Staffs.
National security > United States.
Interagency coordination > United States.
National Security Council (U.S.)
Interagency coordination.
National security.
Political consultants.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Online Access:Full text PDF version
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Summary:"This work sets forth, for the first time, a legal history of the National Security Council (NSC). In literal terms, the "NSC" is the official membership of the National Security Council. In common parlance, however, and for brevity's sake, the term "NSC" commonly refers not merely to official membership, but to the NSC system--including membership, functions, substructures, processes, and staff. While the author has sought to embed the legal history of the NSC in a broader historical context, this work should not be viewed as a general history of the NSC."--Preface.
Item Description:"Foreword by Douglas T. Stuart, author of Creating the National Security State."--Cover.
Physical Description:vi, 128 pages ; 22 cm
Also available via the Internet.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.