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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
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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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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
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“Marc 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 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
