John F. Kennedy
Subtitle: world leader
By: Stephen G. Rabe
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Issues in the history of American foreign relations; Issues in the history of American foreign relations
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781597971478; 9781597971485
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) 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, January 20, 1961; title: President Kennedy and Chairman Khrushchev debate the fate of Berlin at the Vienna Summit, June 4, 1961; title: President Kennedy urges citizens to prepare for nuclear war, July 25, 1961; title: President Kennedy exerts command over U.S. nuclear forces, October 20, 1961; title: President-elect Kennedy receives advice from President Eisenhower on Cuba, January 19, 1961; title: Attorney General Robert Kennedy is briefed on CIA contacts with organized crime in plots against Fidel Castro, May 14, 1962; title: President Kennedy explains his decision not to launch an air strike against Cuba, October 22, 1962; title: Higher authority (President Kennedy) approves a sabotage program against Cuba, June 19, 1963; title: President Kennedy debates the issue of communist influence in Latin America with the president of Mexico, June 29, 1962; title: President Kennedy expresses reservations about expanding the U.S. role in South Vietnam, November 15, 1961; title: The Kennedy administration initiates the process of overthrowing President Ngo Dien Diem of South Vietnam, August 24, 1963; title: President Kennedy offers conflicting views on the U.S. role in South Vietnam, September 2 and 9, 1963; title: President Kennedy promises to protect Taiwan's seat on the Security Council at the United Nations, October 16, 1961; title: President Kennedy seeks Soviet cooperation to prevent China from developing nuclear weapons, July 15, 1963; title: President Kennedy's commencement address at American University, June  10, 1963; title: President Kennedy ties civil rights legislation to international affairs, June 11, 1963; title: President Kennedy's undelivered remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas, November 22, 1963.