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A Companion to John F. Kennedy presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the nation's 35th president.

• Features original contributions from leading Kennedy scholars
• Reassesses  Kennedy, his administration, and the era of the New Frontier
• Reconsiders relevant Kennedy scholarship and points to new avenues of research
• Considers the major crises faced by Kennedy, along with domestic issues including women's issues and civil rights

Marc Selverstone is Associate Professor and Chair of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virgina's Miller Center. He is the author of Constructing the Monolith: The United States, Great Britain, and International Communism, 1945-1950 (2009), which won the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He is currently writing The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam.

Marc Selverstone is Associate Professor and Chair of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virgina's Miller Center. He is the author of Constructing the Monolith: The United States, Great Britain, and International Communism, 19451950 (2009), which won the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He is currently writing The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam.

A Companion to John F. Kennedy presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the nation's 35th president. Featuring original contributions from leading JFK and Kennedy-era scholars, readings reflect the latest critical scholarship surrounding developments and events in Kennedy's private and public life, from his privileged youth and early career in politics to his presidency and 1963 assassination. Initial essays explore themes addressed in the major Kennedy biographies, followed by readings covering Kennedy's political career prior to his presidency, looking at his time in Congress and the U.S. presidential election of 1960. Subsequent essays explore Kennedy's management of the presidency, including his dealings with Congress, the significance of his family and key advisers, and his handling of the media and the military. Berlin, Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs and other major crises that would define the JFK presidency are explored next, along with Kennedy's responses to a variety of related regional and global challenges. A final series of essays address domestic concerns, including women's issues and civil rights, and contentious debates surrounding the tragedy in Dallas. From Camelot to the Cuban Missile Crisis, A Companion to John F. Kennedy presents compelling new insights and a balanced reappraisal of JFK, both the man and president.

Introduction 1
Marc J. Selverstone

Part I The Biographies 5

1. Writing Kennedy 7
James N. Giglio

Part II Politics before the Presidency 31

2. Kennedy in Congress 33
Donald A. Ritchie

3. The Election of 1960 51
William J. Rorabaugh

Part III Managing the Presidency 75

4. The First Family 77
Barbara A. Perry

5. Robert F. Kennedy 96
Joseph A. Palermo

6. Theodore Sorensen 115
Michael Brenes

7. The Action Intellectuals 133
John Dumbrell

8. Congress 152
Robert David Johnson

9. CivilMilitary Relations 172
Erin R. Mahan

10. The Media 187
Aniko Bodroghkozy

Part IV Hot Spots 207

11. Berlin 209
Andreas W. Daum

12. Cuba 228
Alan McPherson

13. Laos 248
Seth Jacobs

14. Vietnam 269
Andrew Preston

Part V Global Challenges 289

15. Europe 291
Andrew Priest

16. Latin America 307
Jeffrey F. Taffet

17. The Middle East 328
April R. Summitt

18. Africa 347
Philip E. Muehlenbeck

19. The SinoSoviet Split 366
Noam Kochavi

20. The Nonaligned World 384
Robert B. Rakove

21. Foreign Economic Policy 405
Thomas W. Zeiler

22. The Peace Corps 422
Nicole L. Anslover

23. Brushfi re Wars 436
Jeff Woods

24. Nuclear Issues 458
Philip Nash

25. The Moon Race 478
John M. Logsdon

Part VI Domestic Concerns 497

26. Kennedy and the Liberal Consensus 499
Lily Geismer

27. The Status of Women 519
MaryAnne Borrelli

28. Civil Rights 540
Derek C. Catsam

29. The Arts 558
Donna M. Binkiewicz

Part VII Dallas 571

30. The Assassination 573
John McAdams

Index 593

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