Toward "thorough, accurate, and reliable" : a History of the Foreign relations of the United States series /

"Toward "Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable" explores the evolution of the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary history series from its antecedents in the early republic through the early 21st century implementation of its current mandate, the 1991 Foreign Relations statut...

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Main Author: McAllister, William B., 1958-
Corporate Author: United States. Department of State. Office of the Historian
Other Authors: Botts, Joshua, Cozzens, Peter, 1957-, Marrs, Aaron W., 1976-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, 2015
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Immediate Accountability, 1790s-1920s
  • Chapter 1. The Parameters of Openness and Executive Discretion, 1790-1860
  • Chapter 2. The Civil War Origins of the FRUS Series, 1861-1868
  • Chapter 3. The Death and Resurrection of FRUS, 1868-1876
  • Chapter 4. The Contemporaneous FRUS, 1870-1905
  • Chapter 5. Transition to a New Era, 1905-1920s
  • Part II. Negotiating Responsible Historical Transparency, 1920s to Early 2000s
  • Chapter 6. "The Necessary Limitations Upon Open Diplomacy," 1920-1945
  • Chapter 7. "Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire," 1945-1957
  • Chapter 8. Cold War Normalcy, 1958-1979
  • Chapter 9. The Erosion of Transparency, 1978-1985
  • Chapter 10. "A Civil War in the Department," 1986-1990
  • Chapter 11. "Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable," 1990-1991
  • Chapter 12. Implementing the FRUS Statute, 1992-2002
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • Stages in Creation of a Foreign Relations Volume
  • Appendix A. Historical Foreign Relations Timeliness and Production Charts
  • Appendix B. FRUS Production Chart, 1861-1935
  • Appendix C. Supplemental Foreign Relations Submissions, 1869-1914
  • Appendix D. Office Heads and Office Symbol Designations, 1919-2014
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index