Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership

By Howard E. McCurdy, Roger D. Launis, Roger D. Launius

Book Overview

Setting the tone for the collection, NASA chief historian Roger D. Launius and Howard McCurdy maintain that the nation's presidency had become imperial by the mid-1970s and that supporters of the space program had grown to find relief in such a presidency, which they believed could help them obtain greater political support and funding. Subsequent chapters explore the roles and political leadership, vis- -vis government policy, of presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252066324
• ISBN13: 9780252066320
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"