Presidents Often Discount Protests, but Historians Say Have an Effect. Bill Lambrecht.
by Lambrecht, Bill; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 27Global Issues. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2003ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Johnson Lyndon B | Peace movements | Politics and war | Presidents -- Psychology | Protests | Public opinion | United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq | Vietnamese War (1957-1975) -- Protest movementsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Presidents back to Franklin Roosevelt have dismissed anti-war protests, much like George W. Bush did in declaring he wouldn't be swayed by the millions of people around the world who gathered last month [Feb. 2003] to protest a looming American-led invasion of Iraq." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article discusses the impact of anti-war protests on foreign policy, comparing demonstrations against an invasion of Iraq with those during the Vietnam War and discussing how "Vietnam taught us how long-running social rifts can have a profound effect on society."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Presidents Often Discount Protests, but Historians Say Have an Effect, March 2, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Presidents back to Franklin Roosevelt have dismissed anti-war protests, much like George W. Bush did in declaring he wouldn't be swayed by the millions of people around the world who gathered last month [Feb. 2003] to protest a looming American-led invasion of Iraq." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article discusses the impact of anti-war protests on foreign policy, comparing demonstrations against an invasion of Iraq with those during the Vietnam War and discussing how "Vietnam taught us how long-running social rifts can have a profound effect on society."
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