John F. Kennedy : world leader /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Issues in the history of American foreign relations
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Table of Contents:
- Chronology
- John F. Kennedy in history
- Background, beliefs, people
- Soviet Union
- Cuba
- Latin America
- Vietnam
- Asia
- Middle East and Africa
- John F. Kennedy : the future versus the past
- Appendix of documents: John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, January 20, 1961
- President Kennedy and Chairman Khrushchev debate the fate of Berlin at the Vienna Summit, June 4, 1961
- President Kennedy urges citizens to prepare for nuclear war, July 25, 1961
- President Kennedy exerts command over U.S. nuclear forces, October 20, 1961
- President-elect Kennedy receives advice from President Eisenhower on Cuba, January 19, 1961
- Attorney General Robert Kennedy is briefed on CIA contacts with organized crime in plots against Fidel Castro, May 14, 1962
- President Kennedy explains his decision not to launch an air strike against Cuba, October 22, 1962
- Higher authority (President Kennedy) approves a sabotage program against Cuba, June 19, 1963
- President Kennedy debates the issue of communist influence in Latin America with the president of Mexico, June 29, 1962
- President Kennedy expresses reservations about expanding the U.S. role in South Vietnam, November 15, 1961
- The Kennedy administration initiates the process of overthrowing President Ngo Dien Diem of South Vietnam, August 24, 1963
- President Kennedy offers conflicting views on the U.S. role in South Vietnam, September 2 and 9, 1963
- President Kennedy promises to protect Taiwan's seat on the Security Council at the United Nations, October 16, 1961
- President Kennedy seeks Soviet cooperation to prevent China from developing nuclear weapons, July 15, 1963
- President Kennedy's commencement address at American University, June 10, 1963
- President Kennedy ties civil rights legislation to international affairs, June 11, 1963
- President Kennedy's undelivered remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas, November 22, 1963.