TY - BOOK AU - Kitts,Kenneth TI - Presidential commissions & national security: the politics of damage control SN - 1588264041 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JK468.C7 K58 2006 U1 - 355/.033073 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - Executive advisory bodies KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - National security KW - Decision making N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index; Presidents and the blue ribbon option -- The politics of infamy : the Roberts Commission and Pearl Harbor -- The politics of spying : the Rockefeller Commission and the CIA -- The politics of Armaggedon : the Scowcroft Commission and the MX missile -- The politics of scandal : the Tower Commission and Iran-Contra -- The politics of terror : Tom Kean and the 9/11 Commission -- Conclusion : the politics of damage control UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0607/2005029420.html ER -