Victory on the Potomac

Authors

William Turcotte

Abstract

Jim Locher describes the history of the intense bureaucratic struggle to rede- sign relationships between the Joint Chiefs of Staff, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, secretary of defense, the presi- dent, and Congress. The prolonged struggle culminated in the Goldwater- Nichols Act of 1986. This document is thought by many to be the most sweep- ing military reform of the last forty years. Senators Barry Goldwater and Sam Nunn believed the system was bro- ken and consequently was providing low-quality military advice to the secretary of defense.

Recommended Citation

Turcotte, William (2003) "Victory on the Potomac," Naval War College Review: Vol. 56: No. 1, Article 21.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol56/iss1/21