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Title: Jim Mann papers
Date (inclusive): 1969-2022
Collection Number: 2010C44
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
72 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 1 microfilm box, 26 sound cassettes, digital media
(33.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, notes, correspondence, interview recordings and transcripts, photocopies of government documents, internet printouts,
and other printed matter, relating to American foreign relations with China, foreign policy during the presidential administration
of Ronald Reagan, and foreign and military policy during the presidential administration of George W. Bush. Used as research
material for the books by J. Mann,
About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China, from Nixon to Clinton (New York, 1999),
Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet (New York, 2004), and
The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War (New York, 2009).
Creator:
Mann, Jim, 1946-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 61-64 and Box 68 closed until 2030 July 1. Boxes 65-67 closed until 2033. Items in boxes MC29, HD21, and MC32 are closed
until 2030 July 1 and 2040 June 1. Box FH10 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 2010.
[Identification of item], Jim Mann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1978-2001 | Journalist, Los Angeles Times |
| 1989 | Author, Beijing Jeep: The Short, Unhappy Romance of American Business in China |
| 1999 | Author, About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China from Nixon to Clinton |
| 2004 | Author, Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet |
| 2007 | Author, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression |
| 2009 | Author, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War |
| 2012 | Author, The Obamians: The Struggle Inside the White House to Redefine American Power |
| 2015 | Author, George W. Bush |
| 1946 | Born, Albany, New York |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jim Mann papers include writings, notes, correspondence, interview recordings and transcripts, photocopies of government
documents, internet printouts, and other printed matter related to American foreign relations with China, foreign policy during
the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, and foreign and military policy during the presidential administration of
George W. Bush.
The majority of the collection consists of research material for the books
About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China, from Nixon to Clinton (New York, 1999),
Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet (New York, 2004), and
The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War (New York, 2009).
As research for his books, Mann interviewed numerous government officials and political luminaries. His interview notes and
transcripts can be found in the
Interview File.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009-2017
Reagan, Ronald
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Obama, Barack