Dean Rusk Defending the American Mission

Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. Author Thomas W. Zeiler writes that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished, beli

Thomas W. Zeiler is an associate professor of history at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Introduction: The Lessons of History

xi

Chronology

xix

I Emergence of a Neo-Wilsonian

International Idealist and Realist

3

(20)

Among the Best and the Brightest

23

(20)

II From Core to Periphery

Bearing the Burden in Europe

43

(22)

Watchful Neighbor over Latin America

65

(20)

Priorities in the Third World

85

(22)

III Applying Principles in Vietnam

Collective Security in Indochina

107

(18)

Sink or Swim: From Kennedy to Johnson

125

(20)

Limits of a Limited War

145

(22)

The Whole World Was Watching

167

(20)

Fading Out

187

(20)

Conclusion: The Liberal Missionary

207

(10)

Bibliographical Essay

217

(10)

Index

227

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