John F. Kennedy
Subtitle: world leader
By: Stephen G. Rabe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Issues in the history of American foreign relations
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781597971478; 9781597971485
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. -- 1917-1963 -- Political and social views; Kennedy, John F. -- 1917-1963 -- Influence; Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies; World politics -- 1955-1965 -- Sources; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963 -- Sources
Genres: Case studies; Sources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: John F. Kennedy in history; title: Background, beliefs, people; title: Soviet Union; title: Cuba; title: Latin America; title: Vietnam; title: Asia; title: Middle East and Africa; title: John F. Kennedy : the future versus the past; title: Appendix of documents: John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, 20 January 1961; title: President Kennedy and Chairman Khrushchev debate the fate of Berlin at the Vienna Summit, 4 June 1961; title: President Kennedy urges citizens to prepare for nuclear war, 25 July 1961; title: President Kennedy exerts command over U.S. nuclear forces, 20 October 1961; title: President-elect Kennedy receives advice from President Eisenhower on Cuba, 19 January 1961; title: Attorney General Robert Kennedy is briefed on CIA contacts with organized crime in plots against Fidel Castro, 14 May 1962; title: President Kennedy explains his decision not to launch an air strike against Cuba, 22 October 1962; title: Higher authority (President Kennedy) approves a sabotage program against Cuba, 19 June 1963; title: President Kennedy debates the issue of communist influence in Latin America with the president of Mexico, 29 June 1962; title: President Kennedy expresses reservations about expanding the U.S. role in South Vietnam, 15 November 1961; title: The Kennedy administration initiates the process of overthrowing President Ngo Dien Diem of South Vietnam, 24 August 1963; title: President Kennedy offers conflicting views on the U.S. role in South Vietnam, 2 & 9 September 1963; title: President Kennedy promises to protect Taiwan's seat on the Security Council at the United Nations, 16 October 1961; title: President Kennedy seeks Soviet cooperation to prevent China from developing nuclear weapons, 15 July 1963; title: President Kennedy's commencement address at American University, 10 June 1963; title: President Kennedy ties civil rights legislation to international affairs, 11 June 1963; title: President Kennedy's undelivered remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas, 22 November 1963