The Kennedy presidency : an oral history of the era / Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strober, Deborah Hart, 1940-

Contributor:

Strober, Gerald S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Kennedy, John F.

Friends and associates.

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

United States.

Politics and government.

Presidents--United States--Election--1960.

Presidents.

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Friends and associates--Interviews.

Oral history.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xiii, 554 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [2003]

Summary:

Includes considerable material on the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Crisis, the beginnings of the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights movement. The subject of the American presidency is attracting intense public interest today as concerned citizens recall how past chief executives have dealt with major crises. In addition, we will soon see a renewed focus on the Kennedy and Nixon years as the nation marks the fortieth anniversary of JFK's assassination in 2003 and the thirtieth anniversary of Nixon's resignation in 2004. And Reagan's role in the end of the Cold War is drawing increased scrutiny. Brassey's, Inc., is therefore pleased to issue paperback editions of these classic oral presidential histories, which the authors have updated after conducting new interviews and research. They provide startlingly vivid inside looks at what it was like to be a member or a close witness--friendly or hostile--of the Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan administrations.

Contents:

1. The 1960 Campaign 1

2. The Kennedy Appeal 50

3. Kennedy's Political Philosophy 64

4. The Kennedy Family and the Presidency 70

5. Was There a Dynasty in the Making? 102

6. Cabinet Appointments 110

7. Sub-Cabinet-Level Appointments 127

8. President Kennedy's Administrative Style 139

9. Lyndon Johnson 188

10. Foreign Affairs 201

11. Kennedy's Knowledge of, and Policy on, Various Issues 242

12. J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys 264

13. Civil Rights 271

14. The Bay of Pigs 323

15. The Vienna Summit 355

16. The Berlin Crisis 360

17. The Cuban Missile Crisis 373

18. Vietnam 402

19. The Assassination 435

20. Camelot 465

21. If Kennedy Had Lived 473

22. The Kennedy Legacy 482

Appendix B The Interviewees: Where Are They Today? 523.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Let us begin anew. c1993.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1574885812

OCLC:

51810511