Contributor
Watson, Robert P., 1962-
Imprint:San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2004.
Description250 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Note:Kennedy's recklessness led to the Bay of Pigs invasion / Nancy Gager Clinch. - The Berlin Crisis set the tone for Kennedy's policy toward the Soviets / Seyom Brown. - Kennedy handled the Cuban Missile Crisis effectively / William H. Kautt. - Kennedy's idealism led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam / Richard J. Walton. - Kennedy's used humanitarian aid as a means to counter communism / Seyom Brown. - The alliance for progress failed to help Latin America / Bruce Miroff. - The Peace Corps harnessed the potential of young Americans / Irving Bernstein. - Kennedy revolutionized U.S. food aid policy / Mitchel B. Wallerstein. - Kennedy balanced practical politics with moral leadership on civil rights / Charles Kennedy. - Kennedy missed opportunities to act forcefully on civil rights / Donald W. Jackson and James W. Riddlesperger Jr. - Kennedy's enforcement of desegregation at the University of Mississippi demonstrated his commitment to civil rights / Theodore C. Sorensen. - Science, politics, and the origins of the space race / Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin. - Kennedy acted boldly in winning the space race / Theodore C. Sorensen. - Many factors shaped Kennedy's space policy / Donald W. Cox. - Kennedy's style was suited to television / Mary Ann Watson. - Kennedy's relations with the press were not always smooth / Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241) and index.
