Date of Award
12-1981
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Lawrence Ziring
Second Advisor
William C. Ritchie
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This thesis examines the impact of personality on the making of American foreign policy. John Foster Dulles and Henry A. Kissinger dominated the American foreign policy process. Their performance allows the political analyst to study the relationship between personality and policy-making.
What follows is a study of John Foster Dulles and Henry Kissinger, their personal background and development, and especially the problems they faced as presidential advisors. Both men were challenged by wars in the Middle East. These Middle East conflicts are here presented as case studies and they reveal how each of these figures met the test. Efforts are made to show how early-life experience influences the handling of world events.
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Denis Joseph, "A Comparative Analysis of John Foster Dulles and Henry A. Kissinger and the Impact Their Personalities Had on the Formulation of American Foreign Policy" (1981). Masters Theses. 3844.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3844