HIST-H 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Berlin Wall, Tet Offensive, Peace Corps
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A. 1. john f. kennedy determined to succeed where he believed eisenhower had failed. Critical of predecessor for holding down defense spending, apparently allowing soviet. Sought to warn nation of its peril, lead to victory in cold war. Ignored domestic issues aired during campaign, dealt exclusively with world. Let ever nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty. A. 3. from inauguration, jfk gave foreign policy top priority. Emergence of fidel castro as soviet ally in cuba. Published book of speeches, the strategy of peace, in early 1960. Choice of dean rusk to head state department. Indicated that jfk planned to be own secretary of state. Mcgeorge bundy, dean of harvard college, as national security adviser. Walt w. rostow, mit economist, as bundy"s deputy. A. 4. b. iii. robert mcnamara, president of ford motor company, as secretary of defense.
