Debating the Kennedy Presidency

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ISBN: 9780742508347 | 074250834X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/9/2003

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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.

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Introduction	p. 1
John F. Kennedy and the World	p. 3
Preamble to National Security Council Memorandum No. 68 (NSC 68)	p. 73
President Kennedy and Chairman Khrushchev Debate the Fate of Berlin at the Vienna Summit	p. 76
President Kennedy Urges Citizens to Prepare for Nuclear War	p. 79
President Kennedy Explains His Decision Not to Launch an Air Strike against Cuba	p. 81
Higher Authority (President Kennedy) Approves a Sabotage Program against Cuba	p. 83
President Kennedy Expresses Reservations about Increased U.S. Military Involvement in South Vietnam	p. 85
President Kennedy Comments on South Vietnam and the "Domino Theory"	p. 87
President Kennedy's Undelivered Remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas	p. 90
John F. Kennedy and the Nation	p. 95
Kennedy Inaugural Address	p. 169
Excerpt from Commencement Address at Yale University	p. 173
Excerpt from Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort	p. 182
Excerpt from Remarks at Meeting with the Headquarters of the Peace Corps	p. 184
Excerpt from Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights	p. 186
Martin Luther King Jr.: "It's a Difficult Thing to Teach a President"	p. 190
Survey on the American Presidency	p. 194
Selected Readings	p. 197
Index	p. 201
About the Authors	p. 213
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