Edition |
First Edition. |
Description |
xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index. |
Contents |
The quest for peace -- To the brink -- Prelude to peace -- The rhetoric of peace -- The peace speech -- The campaign for peace -- Confirming the treaty -- The historic meaning of Kennedy's peace initiative -- Let us take our stand -- American University commencement address, June 10, 1963 -- Speech to the Irish Dáil, June 28, 1963 -- Address to the nation on the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, July 26, 1963 -- Speech to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations, September 20, 1963. |
Summary |
"An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty"--B & N. |
Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Oratory.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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World politics -- 1955-1965.
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Note |
JFK's quest for peace |
ISBN |
9780812994926 (acid-free paper) |
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0812994922 (acid-free paper) |
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9780812994933 (ebook) |
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