Colgate Academic Review
Volume 5 (Spring 2009)
Article 11
7-13-2012
The Presidents Skowronek Forgot: How
Preemptive Presidents Follow Similar Paths in
Campaigns, Domestic Policy, and Foreign Policy
As Shown Through Eisenhower and Clinton
Zachary Mancher
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Domestic Policy, and Foreign Policy As Shown Through Eisenhower and Clinton," Colgate Academic Review: Vol. 5, Article 11.
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