John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63
Charismatic and committed, John F. Kennedy remains one of the most revered, and most disliked, of US Presidents. Dedicated to changing 'the look' of the American Presidency, Kennedy was also pledged to changing the nature of US foreign policy-making. Victory in the Cold War was possible, he said, and the greatest challenge to that victory was in the Asian/Pacific region. Success there would signal the end of the communist versus capitalist confrontation. America 'can do it', he vowed. This book describes the Kennedy administration's desperate efforts to achieve the impossible dream: an American Cold War victory throughout Asia and the Pacific.
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John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63
Charismatic and committed, John F. Kennedy remains one of the most revered, and most disliked, of US Presidents. Dedicated to changing 'the look' of the American Presidency, Kennedy was also pledged to changing the nature of US foreign policy-making. Victory in the Cold War was possible, he said, and the greatest challenge to that victory was in the Asian/Pacific region. Success there would signal the end of the communist versus capitalist confrontation. America 'can do it', he vowed. This book describes the Kennedy administration's desperate efforts to achieve the impossible dream: an American Cold War victory throughout Asia and the Pacific.
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John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63

John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63

by Timothy P. Maga
John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63

John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961-63

by Timothy P. Maga

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Charismatic and committed, John F. Kennedy remains one of the most revered, and most disliked, of US Presidents. Dedicated to changing 'the look' of the American Presidency, Kennedy was also pledged to changing the nature of US foreign policy-making. Victory in the Cold War was possible, he said, and the greatest challenge to that victory was in the Asian/Pacific region. Success there would signal the end of the communist versus capitalist confrontation. America 'can do it', he vowed. This book describes the Kennedy administration's desperate efforts to achieve the impossible dream: an American Cold War victory throughout Asia and the Pacific.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349206629
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/2011
Series: New Waves in Philosophy
Edition description: 1st ed. 1990
Pages: 143
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface - Finding the 'Right Key': Kennedy and the New Pacific Community - Rust Removal: The New Frontier in Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Friend or Foe? Australia and Destiny - New Frontier vs. Guided Democracy: Kennedy, Sukarno, and Indonesia - 'Holding the Beachhead' in the Philippines and Japan - Assumption and 'Special Considerations': The Ryukyus - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index
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