Adenauer and Kennedy
Subtitle: a study in German-American relations, 1961-1963
By: Frank A. Mayer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963; Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967; United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West); Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963
Description: German-American relations during the years 1961-1963 were characterized by tension and disagreement as President John F. Kennedy attempted to redefine America's commitment to German reunification, one of the major foreign policy priorities of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Frank Mayer focuses on how this process of redefinition affected the Berlin Wall Crisis of 1961-1962.

Adenauer and Kennedy also analyzes how Adenauer overcame the hostility displayed by the American government toward the Franco-German Treaty of January 1963, which Adenauer believed was a necessary and historic component of his policy of reconciliation with France. Adenauer and Kennedy demonstrates how the events of this period continue to influence contemporary relations between America and a united Germany.

Anyone interested in the current state of German-American relations will want to read this fascinating book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-143) and index.