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Democratic Foreign Policy - The Crisis of Confidence

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Democratic Foreign Policy - The Crisis of Confidence

The Task Force on the Conduct of Foreign Relations criticizes recent Democratic administrations for damaging the reputation of the United States abroad and bringing about a crisis of confidence in the United States. The report lists several of the recent international crises and offers a few proposals for restoring the United States' reputation as a world leader.

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Date/Date Range

May 1st, 1968

Associated People

Eisenhower, Dwight D.Johnson, Lyndon B.Martin, William McChesneyMcNamara, Robert S.

Subjects

1968 Republican National ConventionAlliance for ProgressAnti-Ballistic MissilesArms RaceArms TreatyAustralia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)Bay of PigsBerlin WallCentral Treaty Organization (CENTO)Cold WarCommunismContainment PolicyDemocratic Party, Criticism ofDétenteEconomicsEurope, United States Relations withForeign AffairsForeign PolicyGOP PoliticsInternational TradeKorean WarLatin America, United States Relations withMiddle EastMilitaryMissile GapNational SecurityNational Security CouncilNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Nuclear WeaponsOrganization of American States (OAS)People's Republic of ChinaRepublican National CommitteeRepublican Party PoliticsRepublican Platform CommitteeSoutheast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)Soviet UnionTaiwanTask Force on the Conduct of Foreign RelationsThird WorldU.S.S. PuebloUnited States Information Agency (USIA)United States, Leadership Role ofUnited States, Relations with Soviet UnionVietnam War