Bureaucratic Politics and the Defense Budget: The Formation of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission

Abstract

Closing militaiy bases has always been a highly political process. A vivid example of this is the story told about President Lyndon Johnson and Amarillo Air Force Base. Johnson was looking for votes to extend the limit on the national debt, and he threatened members of the Texas delegation that he would close their base if they failed to suppon him. They refused so he kept his promise and closed Amarillo. To the relief of many Chambers of Commerce, no president since Johnson has been so effective in shutting down military bases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA440643

Entities

People

  • Ronald P. Richardson

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • New York
  • President (United States)
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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