Stoll, Richard J.2013-10-282013-10-281984-06Stoll, Richard J.. "The Guns of November: Presidential Reelections and the Use of Force, 1947-1982." <i>Journal of Conflict Resolution,</i> 28, no. 2 (1984) Sage: 231-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002784028002002.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/75013A number of recent studies have investigated relationships between the presidential election cycle and the implementation of various policies. This article falls in this tradition, and asks whether a link exists between the reelection efforts of presidents, and the visible use of military force by the United States. After outlining why, and under what conditions, such a connection can be expected, a multivariate statistical model is tested for the time period 1947-1982. Despite the presence of several control variables, the results indicate that there is a connection, with fewer visible uses of force associated with presidential reelections in peacetime, and a slight increase in uses of force associated with presidential reelections during wartime.engArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002784028002002