CHAPTER FIFTEEN: TIDES OF CHANGE, THE REAGAN YEARS

In the years following the Nixon Administration, the underlying theme of detente carried itself through the presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter respectively. Having served its purpose in the earlier part of the decade, the relaxation of tensions began to concern Americans at home. Many believed the policy had weakened American resolve and permitted …

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: REALPOLITIK

  For a brief moment during the Cold War period, public opinion seemed to shape the direction of foreign policymaking. The New York Times’ publication of information included in the Pentagon Papers and ensuing anti-war protests called for a change of pace. Under the Nixon administration, and within the framework of both containment policy and …