Kennedy in Berlin

Kennedy in Berlin examines one of the most spectacular political events of the twentieth century. It tells the story of the enthusiastically celebrated visit that US president John F. Kennedy paid to Berlin, the 'frontline city of the Cold War,' in June 1963. The president's tour resonated around the world, not least on account of Kennedy's famous declaration - 'Ich bin ein Berliner.' Andreas W. Daum sets Kennedy's visit against the background of the special relationship that had developed between the United States and West Berlin in the wake of World War II, and Kennedy in Berlin is an innovative contribution to the study of transatlantic relations, the Cold War, and the conduct of diplomacy in the age of mass media. Using a broad range of sources, this book sheds new light on the interplay between politics and culture in the modern era.

Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Preface to the English Edition	p. xvii
Abbreviations	p. xxi
Introduction: America's Berlin and John F. Kennedy	p. 1
"One of the Greatest Dramas": Politics as Theater	p. 5
"Beacon for Freedom": Symbols and Power	p. 8
"Look Upon This City": The Politics of Visibility	p. 9
"The Guest Who Makes the Germans Ecstatic": Emotions	p. 12
"The Feeling of Closeness": Community Building and Charisma	p. 16
The Story and Its Protagonists	p. 21
Powers at Play: The United States, Europe, and Germany	p. 21
A Special Relationship: Networks and the Politics of Memory	p. 36
LBJ and Bobby: Prologue and the Johnson Tactic	p. 50
De Gaulle: Symbolic Precedent and Strategic Competition	p. 61
The Cast Comes Together	p. 66
The Script and the Staging	p. 75
Controversies over the European Itinerary	p. 75
Act One: Kennedy in West Germany	p. 81
Stage Directions: Planning the Protocol for Berlin	p. 95
"To See and Be Seen": Visibility and Street Politics	p. 114
Dramatic Climax	p. 125
"The Greatest Show on Earth": Kennedy in Berlin	p. 125
Straying from the Script: The Speech at the Schoneberg City Hall	p. 136
"Ich bin ein Berliner": Four Words, Their Origin, and Their Impact	p. 147
The Final Act: No End to the Cheering	p. 156
After the Final Curtain	p. 165
Westernization as Happening: Street Theater and Eigensinn	p. 165
"Kennedy Fever": A Show of Emotion	p. 169
In the Shadow of Hitler	p. 179
"Nikita, Nikita!": Khrushchev on Stage	p. 182
The Death of the Hero and the Birth of the Myth	p. 187
The Show Goes On	p. 199
Remembering and Forgetting	p. 199
From America's Berlin to the Berlin Republic	p. 204
"A Comet of Promise Passing through Our Country"	p. 215
Ich bin ein Berliner: John F. Kennedy's Speech at Schoneberg City Hall, June 26, 1963	p. 223
Notes	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 283
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