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Title: Dan Caldwell papers
Date (inclusive): 1961-2024
Collection Number: 2021C36
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder, memorabilia
(2.72 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University's Seaver College and chairperson of the Committee on
Student Veterans. The Dan Caldwell papers contains notes, manuscript drafts, his research on permissive action links (PALs),
and research materials related to U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.
Creator:
Caldwell, Dan (Dan Edward) (1948)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Box OCM11 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials
must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection,
they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Dan Caldwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Dr. Dan Caldwell is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University's Seaver College, where
he currently serves as chairperson of the Committee on Student Veterans. An expert on American foreign policy, arms control,
international security, and Russian-American relations, Dr. Caldwell has written and advised on policy and military matters
throughout his 35-year academic career. Previously, he served for three years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Naval
Reserve and held positions at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and the Executive Office of the President
in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chair of the Council's Academic Outreach Initiative.
Dr. Caldwell earned A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Stanford University and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
at Tufts University. He is the author of more than sixty articles, the editor or co-editor of five books, and the author of
five books: Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, the third edition of Seeking Security
in an Insecure World (co-authored with Robert E. Williams), World Politics and You, The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and
Arms Control: The SALT II Treaty Ratification Debate, and American-Soviet Relations: From 1947 to the Nixon-Kissinger Grand
Design.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes notes, manuscript drafts, and research materials related to U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.
The materials were created while Dr. Caldwell was conducting research for his publication, Vortex of conflict: U.S. policy
toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. Also includes notes and research files related to permissive action links (PALs),
the devices used to prevent the accidental or unauthorized detonation of nuclear weapons. Includes materials related to Reserve
Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) activities at Stanford University and other United States universities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan
Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan
Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq
Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear disarmament
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps