Philip A. Goduti

Kennedy's Kitchen Cabinet and the Pursuit of Peace

The Shaping of American Foreign Policy, 1961-1963

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Produktbeschreibung

John F. Kennedy's advisors were enormously influential in the shaping of American foreign policy at a crucial time. After struggling in his first year as president, Kennedy employed the guidance of a core group including McGeorge Bundy, Robert Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Maxwell Taylor and Theodore Sorensen. This "kitchen cabinet" led to strong leadership in confronting serious challenges arising from the Soviet Union, Cuba, Southeast Asia and Berlin.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440207
• ISBN-10: 0786440201
• Artikelnr.: 26571528

Autorenporträt

Philip A. Goduti, Jr., is an adjunct assistant professor of history at Quinnipiac University and teaches U.S. history at Somers High School in Connecticut where he is the 2017 Somers Public Schools Teacher of the Year. He has also worked as a freelance reporter for the Hamden Chronicle and the Providence Journal Bulletin. He lives in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
Part One. The First One Hundred Days: Crafting Foreign Policy in the
Kennedy White House
1. The Over-Cautious Approach     
2. Germany and Cuba     
Part Two. Mission to Vienna: The Preparation of the Commander in Chief and
the Impact of a Summit
3. The Art of Diplomacy     
4. "A very sober two days"     
Part Three. "Once more unto the breach": Constructing the Wall Between
America and the Soviets
5. The Vienna Effect     
6. "Perhaps a wall"     
Part Four. Brother's Keeper: Robert F. Kennedy's Role in Presidential
Decision-making
7. Jack and Bobby     
8. RFK and the CIA     
Part Five. "Dogs of War": McNamara, the Joint Chiefs and the American
Military Complex
9. Whiz Kid and War Hero     
10. The Joint Chiefs of Staff     
Part Six. Waiting for the Enemy to Blink: Perspectives on the Cuban Missile
Crisis
11. Preparing for a Storm     
12. Brinkmanship in the Kennedy White House     
Part Seven. "No man is an island, entire of itself ": Leading to Peace and
Cooperation
13. "A Strategy of Peace"     
14. "Ich bin ein Berliner"     
Epilogue     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index