Kennedy in Berlin (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
Edition: English Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; German Historical Institute
Published: December 10, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521674973
Subjects: Political leaders & leadership; World history: postwar, from c 1945 -; c 1960 to c 1970; History; History - General History; History: World; Germany; USA; Europe - Germany; International Relations - General; United States - 20th Century/60s; History / Modern / 20th Century; Modern - 20th Century; (John Fitzgerald),; 1917-1963; 1945-1990; Berlin (Germany); Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989; Kennedy, John F.; Politics and government
Description: "Kennedy in Berlin examines one of the most spectacular political events of the twentieth century. This book tells the story of the enthusiastically celebrated visit that U.S. president John F. Kennedy paid to Berlin, the "frontline city of the Cold War," in June 1963. The president's tour triggered the greatest political happening in German history and resonated around the world, not least on account of Kennedy's famous declaration - "Ich bin ein Berliner," Andreas W. Daum sets Kennedy's visit against the background of the special relationship that had developed between the United States and West Berlin in the wake of World War II."--Jacket.