{"product_id":"in-the-nations-service-the-life-and-times-of-george-p-shultz-paperback","title":"In the Nation's Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Taubman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of a distinguished public servant, who as US Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, was pivotal in steering the great powers toward the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pratt Shultz's life. No one at the highest levels of the United States government did it better or with greater consequence in the last half of the 20th century, often against withering resistance. His quiet, effective leadership altered the arc of history. While political, social, and cultural dynamics have changed profoundly since Shultz served at the commanding heights of American power in the 1970s and 1980s, his legacy and the lessons of his career have even greater meaning now that the Shultz brand of conservatism has been almost erased in the modern Republican Party.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, from longtime \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Washington reporter Philip Taubman, restores the modest Shultz to his central place in American history. Taubman reveals Shultz's gift for forging relationships with people and then harnessing the rapport to address national and international challenges, under his motto \"trust is the coin of the realm\"--as well as his difficulty standing up for his principles, motivated by a powerful sense of loyalty that often trapped him in inaction. Based on exclusive access to Shultz's personal papers, housed in a sealed archive at the Hoover Institution, \u003ci\u003eIn the Nation's Service\u003c\/i\u003e offers a remarkable insider account of the behind-the-scenes struggles of the statesman who played a pivotal role in unwinding the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Taubman\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. Before joining CISAC, Mr. Taubman worked at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a reporter and editor for nearly 30 years, specializing in national security issues, including intelligence and defense policies and operations. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eSecret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765014790432,"sku":"9781503638167","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68c38afd122cff2cba47d2b863cfb7e0.webp?v=1780260465","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-nations-service-the-life-and-times-of-george-p-shultz-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}