Abstract
Prologue: the foundations of US information overseas 1. Getting the sheep to speak: the Truman years, 1945-53 2. Mobilizing 'the P-Factor': Eisenhower and the birth of the USIA, 1953-6 3. In the shadow of Sputnik: the second Eisenhower administration, 1957-61 4. Inventing truth: the Kennedy administration, 1961-3 5. Maintaining confidence: the early Johnson years, 1963-5 6. 'My radio station': the Johnson administration, 1965-9 7. Surviving detente: the Nixon years, 1969-74 8. A new beginning: the Ford administration, 1974-7 9. From the 'two-way' mandate to the second Cold War: the Carter administration, 1977-81 10. 'Project Truth': the first Reagan administration, 1981-4 11. Showdown: the second Reagan administration, 1985-9 Epilogue: victory and the strange death of the USIA, 1989-99 Conclusion: trajectories, maps, and lessons from the past of US public diplomacy.
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