The Kennedy–Khrushchev Vienna Summit (1961) in the perception of the US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk and the Head of the USSR Department of the US and Canada, Anatoly Dobrynin
Journal: Echa Przeszłości
Year: 2025

J.F. Kennedy’s presidency witnessed a series of confrontations between the USA and the USSR, which began during the Vienna Summit. Nikita Khrushchev saw JFK as a political dilettante and was hoping to test the American President during negotiations. The Vienna summit did not bring any meaningful results because the meeting was informal and the delegates had completely different goals. Khrushchev focused on the German Democratic Republic and the division of Berlin, whereas JFK was more concerned