序言
政策制定和執行是一門錯綜複雜的藝術，它牽涉政治、社會、文化、組織、制度、結構、心理以及行為等各種因素的交互影響。因此，通常探討影響外交政策形成的因素時，或多偏於理論性的說明，而少涉及事件實質內容的分析，或多偏於對某箇危機（例如，韓戰、越戰或古巴危機時美國的外交決策）做箇案的研究，而少涉及平時外交政策的制定，蓋由於影響外交政策形成的因素在理論上要比在實際上便於分析探討，在危機時期要比在平常時期便於認識評估。
當一九六○年代末期尼克三森就職美國總統以後，在外交上美國改變了以往冷戰時期的方向和實質內容。這反映了外交政策對美國社會的變動，政治的需求，和國外權力結構變遷的反應；其中決策者所表現的強烈特性及國內政治情況的急劇轉變，與過去美、蘇冷戰時期成了鮮明的對照，它們對於政策制定強烈的影響，給我們一個較為容易認識和評估的機會。
一般人研究尼克森時期美國外交政策的轉變和發展或偏於歷史事件的敘述，或偏於季辛吉思想之研究，或偏於美、蘇軍事戰略的探討，而忽略尼克森人格思想的演變和美國國內政治的轉變對於美國新外交政策形成的影響。本論文共分為四章，凡六節。第一章緒論介紹本文寫作的目的，動機，和所採用的研究方法。第二章敘述美國決策者對於和解政策形成的影響，主要著重於尼克森對國外政治中的事實，條件及情況的考慮以確定他期望達成的目標及方針；以及尼克森人格思想的轉變和他對決策機構的改革所產生的影響。第三章敘述美國國內政治對和解政策形成的影響，主要著重於官僚集團、國會、輿論和大眾傳播媒介對於美國冷戰政策一致性（consensus）的瓦解和和解政策形成的影響。第四章是對本文做一筒總結，並提出箇人的意見。
本文自開始撰寫至全稿付梓，其間遭遇到許多的困難和挫折，幸賴指導教授關中老師惠借資料，指點迷津，並在百忙之中仔細對本文加以批閱；以及所長 張京育老師所授國際關係一課的啓迪，和當其旅美研究期間對本文所提之寶貴意見並代為複印資料；其次，嘉齡姊和魏鏘姊夫在美代為搜尋所須之書籍；東亞所朱新民同學的熱心協助；申佩璜及董國猷兩位同學的砥礪，方能一一克服。本文又承彭文英小姐在複印資料和整理文稿方面的協助，備極辛勞。本文得以順利完成，得之於他們的協助甚多，謹致以最誠摯的謝忱。
感謝雙親多年來的培育，以及在精神上和物質上的支持，使我得以順利完成研究所的學業。
本文為撰者初次習作，謬誤之處自不能免，尚乞師長，同學不吝指正，藉補闕遺。

一、中文部份
專書及專論
尼克森國情咨文，七十年代的美國外交政策：爭取和平的新策略（台北，美國新聞處譯印，一九七○）
尼克森國情咨文，七十年代的美國外交政策：和平的建立（台北：美國新聞處譯印，一九七一）。
尼克森國情咨文，七十年代的美國外交政策：形成中的和平結構（台北，美國新聞處譯印，一九七二）。
尼克森國情咨文，七十年代的美國外交政策：塑造持久的和平（台北，美國新聞處譯印，一九七三）。
朱炎譯，第二次美國革命（台北：新亞，一九七五）。
宋文明，「尼季兩人誰應負『和解政策』的主導責任」，聯合報，民六五年十二月三日。紐先鍾譯，美國外交政策的前瞻（台北：軍事譯粹社，民五六）。
二、西文部分
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