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Spaceflight and the myth of presidential leadership
By Launius, Roger D. & McCurdy, Howard E.
- ISBN
- 978-0-25206-632-0
- Publisher
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 1997
For over 30 years space advocates have looked to strong presidential leadership in space policy as the sine qua non of forwarding their space exploration agendas. Kennedy's bold decision to race the Soviets to the moon in the 1960s represents the high-water mark of presidential leadership in space matters. But as this collection of essays by 11 presidential scholars demonstrates, the power of the pr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
