1. Introduction
2. John F. Kennedy, the Hawks, the Doves, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
3. A "Worm with a Hook: " Lyndon Johnson's Decision to Escalate U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War, November 1963-July 1965
4. Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Congress: Ending U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War, 1969-1974
5. Ronald Reagan, George Shultz, and Caspar Weinberger: Winding Down the Cold War, 1984-19886. George W. Bush's Decision to Invade Iraq, 2001-2003
7. Conclusion. The Art of Presidential Statecraft