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Author: Lawrence J. Haas
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc
ISBN: 9781640124820
ISBN 10: 1640124829
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 01 December 2021
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Members of Congress--donkeys and elephants alike--take note: Bipartisan cooperation is possible. That is the central message of this well-conceived and well-written book.""--Aaron Leibel, Washington Jewish Week -- (3/16/2016 12:00:00 AM) ""Harry & Arthur serves as a timely reminder of the power of bi-partisanship.""--David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express-- (8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM) ""A well-forged thesis builds a strong argument for the ongoing significance of this foreign policy.""--Kirkus starred review ""A well-written, timely and thoroughly researched book.""--Taylor Dibbert, Huffington Post-- (3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM) ""An important, well-written, well-researched, authoritative, and fascinating look at a crucial four years in American and world history.""--Shoshana Bryen, InFOCUS Quarterly ""Enlightening.""--Kevin Canfield, Kansas City Star-- (4/2/2016 12:00:00 AM) ""Mr. Haas, a former communications director for Vice President Al Gore, writes with an admirable lightness of touch and a command of detail that is enhanced by his insider knowledge of how Congress and the White House operate. This is a first-class story, well told, of professional politicians working in tandem during a world crisis in the best interests of the republic.""--Richard Aldous, Wall Street Journal-- (4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM) ""Nowhere has this remarkable story of American leadership been so well researched and recorded as in Haas's masterpiece, Harry and Arthur. Its special value lies in its timeliness. Not since 1945 have we faced such complex and dangerous threats. Haas frames the question perfectly: can we do it again?""--Robert McFarlane, national security advisor to President Reagan -- (9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM) ""Original and meticulously researched . . . . Informative and highly readable.""--Ruth King, Family Security Matters ""Well researched and engaging. The author's writing style makes it read more like a fast paced novel than a piece of history.""--Casey Wheeler, History Book Reviews-- (2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM)"
This is more than just a vivid and historically rich account of the beginnings of post-World War II bipartisanship in U.S. foreign policy. Haas's tale of the Truman-Vandenberg relationship also reminds us that people matter in policymaking and that trust, character, compromise, and compassion are the only way to keep America united as we face a dangerous world. --Mike McCurry, White House press secretary for President Clinton-- (10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM) Members of Congress--donkeys and elephants alike--take note: Bipartisan cooperation is possible. That is the central message of this well-conceived and well-written book. --Aaron Leibel, Washington Jewish Week -- (3/16/2016 12:00:00 AM) Harry & Arthur serves as a timely reminder of the power of bi-partisanship. --David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express-- (8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM) A well-forged thesis builds a strong argument for the ongoing significance of this foreign policy. --Kirkus starred review A well-written, timely and thoroughly researched book. --Taylor Dibbert, Huffington Post-- (3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM) An important, well-written, well-researched, authoritative, and fascinating look at a crucial four years in American and world history. --Shoshana Bryen, InFOCUS Quarterly As Haas deftly recounts, America led a ruined world toward collective security and liberal democracy through the rare bipartisanship of Truman and Vandenberg. Now, as the internationalist consensus frays, we glance longingly to when politics stopped 'at the water's edge.' --Will Marshall, president of the Progressive Policy Institute -- (9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM) Enlightening. --Kevin Canfield, Kansas City Star-- (4/2/2016 12:00:00 AM) In his very engaging Harry and Arthur, Larry Haas provides a timely reminder that America can address big challenges when Democratic and Republican leaders put national interest before partisanship and personality. --Herman Pirchner Jr., president of the American Foreign Policy Council-- (9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM) Mr. Haas, a former communications director for Vice President Al Gore, writes with an admirable lightness of touch and a command of detail that is enhanced by his insider knowledge of how Congress and the White House operate. This is a first-class story, well told, of professional politicians working in tandem during a world crisis in the best interests of the republic. --Richard Aldous, Wall Street Journal-- (4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM) Nowhere has this remarkable story of American leadership been so well researched and recorded as in Haas's masterpiece, Harry and Arthur. Its special value lies in its timeliness. Not since 1945 have we faced such complex and dangerous threats. Haas frames the question perfectly: can we do it again? --Robert McFarlane, national security advisor to President Reagan -- (9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM) Original and meticulously researched . . . . Informative and highly readable. --Ruth King, Family Security Matters Well researched and engaging. The author's writing style makes it read more like a fast paced novel than a piece of history. --Casey Wheeler, History Book Reviews-- (2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Author Information
Lawrence J. Haas is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former communications director for Vice President Al Gore. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and many other outlets. He has published five other books, including The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire (Potomac, 2021).
