Companion to John F. Kennedy

A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY "Marc J. Selverstone has compiled an indispensable volume of essays on John F. Kennedy and his presidency, written by a stellar cast of scholars. What stands out in sharp relief in this wide-ranging and authoritative book is how consequential were Kennedy's thousand days for the United States and for the world, and how controversial is his legacy. Fredrik Logevall, Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Professor of History, Cornell University "Marc J. Selverstone has brought together a remarkable group of scholars who illuminate the many important ideas of, and events that occurred during, this brief administration. This book is the best record of the Kennedy years." Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of American History, Columbia University "This collection of talented scholars and their research and thoughts on John F. Kennedy is an invaluable resource: a deeply informed conversation for the ages.' Richard Reeves, writer, syndicated columnist, and senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California>

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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.

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A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY

Marc J. Selverstone has compiled an indispensable volume of essays on John F. Kennedy and his presidency, written by a stellar cast of scholars. What stands out in sharp relief in this wide-ranging and authoritative book is how consequential were Kennedy's thousand days for the United States and for the world, and how controversial is his legacy.
Fredrik Logevall, Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Professor of History, Cornell University Marc J. Selverstone has brought together a remarkable group of scholars who illuminate the many important ideas of, and events that occurred during, this brief administration. This book is the best record of the Kennedy years.
Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of American History, Columbia University This collection of talented scholars and their research and thoughts on John F. Kennedy is an invaluable resource: a deeply informed conversation for the ages.'
Richard Reeves, writer, syndicated columnist, and senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California

Zusammenfassung
>A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY Marc J. Selverstone has compiled an indispensable volume of essays on John F. Kennedy and his presidency, written by a stellar cast of scholars. What stands out in sharp relief in this wide-ranging and authoritative book is how consequential were Kennedy's thousand days for the United States and for the world, and how controversial is his legacy.
Fredrik Logevall, Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Professor of History, Cornell University Marc J. Selverstone has brought together a remarkable group of scholars who illuminate the many important ideas of, and events that occurred during, this brief administration. This book is the best record of the Kennedy years.
Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of American History, Columbia University This collection of talented scholars and their research and thoughts on John F. Kennedy is an invaluable resource: a deeply informed conversation for the ages.'
Richard Reeves, writer, syndicated columnist, and senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California>

Inhalt
Notes on Contributors ix

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. Civil-Military 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 Sino-Soviet 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