02609cam a2200421 4500 540534420 TxAuBib 20150304120000.0 090915s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009038325 9781594033780 hardcover : alk. paper 1594033781 hardcover : alk. paper (OCoLC)435419265 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P BWX CDX ZAG TWC GY8 TxAuBib Terzian, Philip. Architects of power : Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and the American century / Philip Terzian. 1st American ed. New York : Encounter Books, 2010. 127 p. ; 23 cm. Brief encounters (New York, N.Y.) Brief encounters Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index. The Hyde Park Roosevelt -- President-in-waiting -- "War is a contagion" -- "Doctor win-the-war" -- The Roosevelt peace -- "I am from Abilene" -- The education of a general -- Soldier of democracy -- The monarch of the glen -- Eisenhower's planet. "The United States is not a preternaturally inward-looking nation, and isolation is not the natural disposition of Americans. The real question is not whether Americans are prone to isolation or engagement, but how their engagement with the world has evolved, how events have conspired to make the United States a superpower, and how these developments have been guided by political leadership. Indeed, the great debates on foreign affairs in American history have not been about whether to have debates on foreign affairs; they have been between the competing visions of American influence in the world"--Jacket. 20111107. Roosevelt, Franklin D Franklin Delano 1882-1945. Roosevelt, Franklin D Franklin Delano 1882-1945. Political and social views. Roosevelt, Franklin D Franklin Delano 1882-1945. Influence. Eisenhower, Dwight D Dwight David 1890-1969. Eisenhower, Dwight D Dwight David 1890-1969. Political and social views. Eisenhower, Dwight D Dwight David 1890-1969. Influence. Political leadership United States Case studies. Great powers Case studies. Presidents United States Biography. United States Foreign relations 20th century. Brief encounters (New York, N.Y.) Brief encounters.