Face the nation. Sunday, November 2, 1980

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In Memory of D Allan Bromley -- Nuclear Scientist and Policy Innovator : Proceedings of the Memorial Symposium, Yale University, USA. by Fleury, Paul A.

Table of Contents: “…Allan Bromley / President George H. W. Bush -- Introduction of Governor John Sununu / Dean Paul Fleury -- Science policy : for show or effect? …”
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Reputation : portraits in power by Williams, Marjorie, 1958-2005

Table of Contents: “…Welcome to Washington -- Reputation (Clark Clifford) -- Here comes the groom (Larry King) -- The game (Jim Baker) -- La belle dame sans merci (Patricia Duff) -- Man of a thousand faces (George H.W. Bush) -- Tristan & Isolde, LLC (James Carville and Mary Matalin) -- Mother's milk (Terry McAuliffe) -- The story of a good girl (Anna Quindlen) -- The end of the affair (Lawrence Walsh) -- The story of a bad boy (Lee Atwater) -- The ingenue (Laura Ingraham) -- Before the fall (Colin Powell).…”
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Brent Scowcroft : internationalism and post-Vietnam War American foreign policy by Schmitz, David F.

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That infernal little Cuban republic : the United States and the Cuban Revolution by Schoultz, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Neighbors -- Heritage -- Prelude : the Truman years -- Arousal : the Eisenhower years, 1953-1958 -- Watching and waiting : the Eisenhower administration, 1959 --1960 : the year of pushing and shoving -- The Bay of Pigs -- State-sponsored terrorism -- He's going to be there until he dies : the Johnson administration -- Mutual hostility as a fact of life : the Nixon-Ford years -- Reconciliation and estrangement : the Carter years -- Back to square one : the Reagan years -- Unwavering hostility : the George H.W. Bush administration -- Blessings of liberty : the Clinton administration -- More blessings of liberty : the George W. …”
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Congress, presidents, and American politics : fifty years of writings and reflections by Hamilton, Lee

Table of Contents: “…The Johnson years (1965-68): a remarkable time to begin in Congress -- The Nixon years (1969-74): accomplishments amid turmoil -- The Ford years (1974-76): a needed respite -- The Carter years (1977-80): intraparty discord -- The Reagan years (1981-88): letting the democratic process work -- The George H.W. Bush years (1989-92): a new world order -- The Clinton years (1993-2000): opportunities missed -- The George W. …”
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Labor under fire : a history of the AFL-CIO since 1979 by Minchin, Timothy J.

Table of Contents: “…The roots of decline : the AFL-CIO in the Meany years -- A new president, and a new decade -- Kirkland fights back : the 1981 Solidarity Day mass march -- From solidarity to defeat -- Defending what we have : survival and decline in Reagan's second term -- Partial détente : George H.W. Bush and the AFL-CIO -- He's on our side? : Hope and betrayal in the Clinton years -- Saying no to the status-quo : the 1995 leadership challenge -- Big visions and big hopes : the early Sweeney years -- Our job has never been harder : the Sweeney presidency in the Bush era, 2001-2009 -- Holding on in the Trumka years.…”
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State of the union : presidential rhetoric from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush

Table of Contents: “…Ford, 1974-1977 -- Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981 -- Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989 -- George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993 -- William J. Clinton, 1993-2001 -- George W. …”
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The triumph of improvisation : Gorbachev's adaptability, Reagan's engagement, and the end of the Cold War by Wilson, James Graham, 1980-

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The triumph of improvisation : Gorbachev's adaptability, Reagan's engagement, and the end of the Cold War by Wilson, James Graham, 1980-

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American political humor : masters of satire and their impact on U.S. policy and culture

Table of Contents: “…From Nixon through George H.W. Bush (1968-1992) -- section 8. The Bill Clinton years (1993-2001) -- section 9. …”
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Organizing the Presidency. by Hess, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Reagan, 1981-1989 -- George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993 [and] William J. Clinton, 1993-2001 -- George W. …”
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The bully pulpit, presidential speeches, and the shaping of public policy

Table of Contents: “…Kennedy; 11 Lyndon Baines Johnson; 12 Richard Nixon and American Indian Policy; 13 Gerald Ford; 14 Jimmy Carter; 15 Ronald Reagan and American Drug Policy; 16 George H.W. Bush and the Persian Gulf War; 17 Bill Clinton; 18 George W. …”
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U.S. Foreign Policy : a Documentary and Reference Guide. by Kalaitzidis, Akis

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God bless you Joe Stalin : the man who saved capitalism by Kaplan, Lewis E.

Table of Contents: “…The End of the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush Presidency; Epilogue: The Vanished Track; Appendix; Recommended Readings; Index…”
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Sunday morning. Opinion : Mark Updegrove on Bush 41

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Face the Nation : Sunday, October 7, 1979

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Weekly address : national security over politics on start

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Face the Nation : Sunday, January 20, 1980

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Mastering Boston Harbor : courts, dolphins, and imperiled waters by Haar, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1920-2012

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: troubled waters -- The harbor in the national political campaign: George H.W. Bush's landing -- Under the judicial lens: the Quincy case is launched -- Coping complexities: signing on as a special master -- The setting: the plants, pipes, and pumps of Boston Harbor -- The cast of characters: officials and fish -- Turning the tide: creating a novel trial process -- A dying harbor? …”
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Nigeria-United States relations, 1960-2016 by Abegunrin, Olayiwola

Table of Contents: “…The emergency of Nigeria as primus inter pares in Africa -- Nigeria-United States relations, and the Kennedy-Johnson administrations -- Nigeria and Nixon-Ford administrations -- Nigeria-United States relations under the Carter administration -- Nigeria-United States relations under the Reagan-George H.W. Bush administrations -- Nigeria-United States relations under the Clinton administration -- Nigeria-United States relations under George W. …”
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Explaining The Iraq War : Counterfactual Theory, Logic and Evidence. by Harvey, Frank P.

Table of Contents: “…Sandy Berger -- Clinton's national security adviser (1998)Republican support for assertive multilateralism; James Baker -- former secretary of state (George H.W. Bush administration); Brent Scowcroft: former national security adviser for President George H.W. …”
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Imperial Designs : Neo Conservatism in the New Pax Americana. by Dorrien, Gary J.

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The presidency of the United States : new issues and developments

Table of Contents: “…Bush; Summary: Historical Conditions, Worldviews and Africa; AFRICA ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH; Peaceful Change and Conflict Resolution; Democracy and Improved Governance; Free Market Economic Policies; Transnational Issues; Summary: Bush 41 and Africa.…”
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In uncertain times : American foreign policy after the Berlin Wall and 9/11

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Taking on Iran : strength, diplomacy and the Iranian threat by Sofaer, Abraham D.

Table of Contents: “…; An Alternative to Preventive Attack and Containment; Chapter 2 -- Thirty Years of IRGC Aggression; Lebanon; Iraq; Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; United States; Attacks on Other States; Interference with Navigational Rights; Chapter 3 -- Thirty Years of US Weakness; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush.…”
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The games presidents play : sports and the presidency by Watterson, John Sayle

Table of Contents: “…Kennedy : swimming into politics -- Lyndon Johnson : the games he didn't play -- Richard Nixon : show me a good loser-- -- Gerald Ford : the pigskin president -- Jimmy Carter : more than meets the eye -- Ronald Reagan : creating a sports legend -- George H.W. Bush : TR revisted -- Bill Clinton : oh, how he played the game -- George W. …”
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The president's first year : none were prepared, some never learned--why the only school for presidents is the presidency by Cohn, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1825), BENJAMIN HARRISON (1889), WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1913), RONALD REAGAN (1981), AND GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1989)JOHN QUINCY ADAMS-TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS 1825-1829; BENJAMIN HARRISON-1890 MCKINLEY TARIFF AND THE PANIC OF 1893 1889-1893; WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT-INCOME TAX AND SUFFRAGE 1909-1913; RONALD REAGAN-FLAT TAX 1981-1989; Income Tax as a Percentage of Gross Income 1913-2013; Why Social Security Benefits Should Be Paid Out of General Revenue and Not from a Regressive Social Security Tax; GEORGE H.W. …”
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Face the nation. Sunday, February 13, 1983

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Prisoners of the White House : the Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership. by Walsh, Kenneth T.

Table of Contents: “…Johnson From Outreach to Isolation; Chapter Two Richard Nixon In the Bunker; Chapter Three Jimmy Carter Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes; Chapter Four George H.W. Bush Missing the Obvious; Part II Two Defiant Princes; Chapter Five John F. …”
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Political leadership for the new century : personality and behavior among American leaders

Table of Contents: “…Greenstein -- Political leadership: some methodological considerations / Betty Glad -- Motivation and political leadership / David Winter -- U.S. presidents as conflict managers: the operational codes of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton / Mark Schafer, Michael D. …”
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The presidents and the pastime : the history of baseball and the White House by Smith, Curt

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World Government - Utopian Dream or Current Reality? by Converse, Raymond W.

Table of Contents: “…The Policies of George H.W. Bush and Their Effects on US Foreign Policy; Chapter 16. …”
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A Conspicuous Silence : a Selection from The Hillary Doctrine: Sex and American Foreign Policy. by Hudson, Valerie M.

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American History, Combined Edition : 1492 - Present. by Kidd, Thomas S.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 14 To Appomattox Courthouse -- Chapter 15 Reconstruction -- Chapter 16 Reforging the Nation -- Chapter 17 The Gilded Age -- Chapter 18 Populism and Empire -- Chapter 19 The Progressive Era -- Chapter 20 World War I -- Chapter 21 The Roaring Twenties -- Chapter 22 The Great Depression and the New Deal -- Chapter 23 World War II -- Chapter 24 The Cold War -- Chapter 25 The 1950s -- Chapter 26 Civil Rights and the Great Society -- Chapter 27 Nixon, Watergate, and Carter -- Chapter 28 Reagan's America -- Chapter 29 George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and a Changing America…”
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Crash course US history. George HW Bush and the end of the Cold War.

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The great speeches video series. Volume 7

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American experience. George W. Bush. Part one

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Dealing with dictators : the United States, Hungary, and East Central Europe, 1942-1989 by Borhi, László

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A global pilgrim : the journeys of Pope John Paul II.

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