At the President’s Pleasure: FDR’s Leadership of Wartime Sino-US Relations

At the President’s Pleasure: FDR’s Leadership of Wartime Sino-US Relations

Copyright

Copyright

Dedication

Dedication

Contents

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

1: Leaders and Presidents

1: Leaders and Presidents

Introduction

Introduction

Leadership Theory

Leadership Theory

Presidents and Leadership Theory

Presidents and Leadership Theory

Conclusion

Conclusion

2: Hail to the Chief: FDR’s Leadership Style

2: Hail to the Chief: FDR’s Leadership Style

Introduction

Introduction

FDR’s Early Life and First Terms

FDR’s Early Life and First Terms

FDR’s Centralization of Power and the State Department

FDR’s Centralization of Power and the State Department

FDR’s Centralization of Power and the War Department

FDR’s Centralization of Power and the War Department

FDR, Public Opinion, and His Inconsistency

FDR, Public Opinion, and His Inconsistency

Conclusion

Conclusion

3 “The Most Important Factor in the Whole East”: FDR’s Vision for Sino-us Relations

3 “The Most Important Factor in the Whole East”: FDR’s Vision for Sino-us Relations

Introduction

Introduction

The United States’ Interests in China

The United States’ Interests in China

FDR’s China Vision in Context

FDR’s China Vision in Context

Conclusion

Conclusion

4 A Vision without a Plan: FDR’s Wartime China Policies

4 A Vision without a Plan: FDR’s Wartime China Policies

Introduction

Introduction

The United Nations Organization

The United Nations Organization

Kuomintang-Communist Relations

Kuomintang-Communist Relations

Lend-Lease and Military Aid to China

Lend-Lease and Military Aid to China

Extraterritoriality

Extraterritoriality

Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Laws

Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Laws

Bureaucratic Leadership Theory and FDR

Bureaucratic Leadership Theory and FDR

Conclusion

Conclusion

5: “The Deckhand Diplomat”: Ambassador Gauss and General Stilwell in China

5: “The Deckhand Diplomat”: Ambassador Gauss and General Stilwell in China

Introduction

Introduction

The Ambassador and His Role

The Ambassador and His Role

The Ambassador and the State Department

The Ambassador and the State Department

General Stilwell and His Role

General Stilwell and His Role

Stilwell and the War Department

Stilwell and the War Department

Stilwell and Gauss in Competition

Stilwell and Gauss in Competition

Failure in China

Failure in China

Organizational Leadership Theory and FDR

Organizational Leadership Theory and FDR

Conclusion

Conclusion

6: Washington Mandarins: FDR’s Personal Representatives to China

6: Washington Mandarins: FDR’s Personal Representatives to China

Introduction

Introduction

US Diplomats and Envoys to China

US Diplomats and Envoys to China

Chinese Diplomats and Envoys

Chinese Diplomats and Envoys

Public Opinion

Public Opinion

Foreign Policy Leadership Theory and FDR

Foreign Policy Leadership Theory and FDR

Conclusion

Conclusion

7: Rubberlegs, the Peanut and the Limeys: FDR’s Summit Diplomacy

7: Rubberlegs, the Peanut and the Limeys: FDR’s Summit Diplomacy

Introduction

Introduction

The Exclusion of the State Department

The Exclusion of the State Department

Chinese Exclusion from Military Strategy

Chinese Exclusion from Military Strategy

Chinese Involvement in Post-war Planning

Chinese Involvement in Post-war Planning

The Impact of FDR’s Leadership Style

The Impact of FDR’s Leadership Style

James Barber’s Leadership Theory and FDR

James Barber’s Leadership Theory and FDR

Conclusion

Conclusion

8: The Changing of the Guard

8: The Changing of the Guard

Introduction

Introduction

The State Department after Hull

The State Department after Hull

China after Stilwell and Gauss

China after Stilwell and Gauss

The Presidency after Roosevelt

The Presidency after Roosevelt

US Post-war China Policy

US Post-war China Policy

Changes in Institutional Relations

Changes in Institutional Relations

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Bibliography

Index

Index