Debating the Kennedy presidency / James N. Giglio and Stephen G. Rabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giglio, James N., 1939-

Contributor:

Rabe, Stephen G.

Series:

Debating twentieth-century America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1961-1963--Sources.

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

Kennedy, John F.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

vi, 213 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

Debating the Kennedy Presidency examines the successes and failures of Kennedy's foreign and domestic policies. The differing viewpoints of the two authors, as well as the supplementary documents, allow readers to examine the issues and draw their own conclusions about America's 35th president.

Contents:

John F. Kennedy and the World / Stephen G. Rabe 3

1. Preamble to National Security Council Memorandum No. 68 (NSC 68) 73

2. President Kennedy and Chairman Khrushchev Debate the Fate of Berlin at the Vienna Summit 76

3. President Kennedy Urges Citizens to Prepare for Nuclear War 79

4. President Kennedy Explains His Decision Not to Launch an Air Strike against Cuba 81

5. Higher Authority (President Kennedy) Approves a Sabotage Program against Cuba 83

6. President Kennedy Expresses Reservations about Increased U.S. Military Involvement in South Vietnam 85

7. President Kennedy Comments on South Vietnam and the "Domino Theory" 87

8. President Kennedy's Undelivered Remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas 90

John F. Kennedy and the Nation / James N. Giglio 95

1. Kennedy Inaugural Address 169

2. Excerpt from Commencement Address at Yale University 173

3. Excerpt from Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort 182

4. Excerpt from Remarks at Meeting with the Headquarters of the Peace Corps 184

5. Excerpt from Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights 186

6. Martin Luther King Jr.: "It's a Difficult Thing to Teach a President" 190

7. Survey on the American Presidency 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index.

ISBN:

0742508331

074250834X

OCLC:

50166543