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John F. Kennedy
Fulfills the standard: "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for High SchoolFulfills the standards: "Historical Comprehension," "Historical Research Capabilities," and "Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision Making" from the National History Education Standards for United States History, Grades 5-12.
Chapter 1: The major influences on John F. Kennedy's development: The Fitzgerald and Kennedy traditions. The Fitzgerald influence: Charm, energy, and hard work / Gail Cameron
Toughness propels the Kennedys' survival and success / Richard J. Whalen
The influence of Joseph Kennedy, the President's father / James MacGregor Burns
Chapter 2: The Kennedy style of politics. The Nixon-Kennedy debate / Christopher Matthews
The new frontier / Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Kennedy: Master of the art of power / Gore Vidal
Chapter 3: Kennedy's domestic agenda. The President versus the steel industry / Irving Bernstein
Kennedy's failure to work for civil rights / Henry Fairlie
Kennedy's civil rights legislation becomes law / Allen J. Matusow
Chapter 4: Kennedy and foreign policy. The Bay of Pigs disaster / Thomas G. Paterson
The Peace Corps / Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin
The alliance for progress / Bruce Miroff
Chapter 5: Confronting Khrushchev and waging the Cold War. The Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting in Vienna / Kenneth P. O'Donnell and David F. Powers with Joe McCarthy
The Berlin crisis / Theodore C. Sorensen
An overview of the Cuban missile crisis / Raymond L. Garthoff
The Russian view of the Cuban missile crisis, and Kennedy's response / Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy
Chapter 6: Assessing John F. Kennedy. An assessment of Kennedy's policies and programs / William G. Carleton
An assessment of Kennedy's character / Thomas C. Reeves
Kennedy's liberal legacy / David Burner.
Toughness propels the Kennedys' survival and success / Richard J. Whalen
The influence of Joseph Kennedy, the President's father / James MacGregor Burns
Chapter 2: The Kennedy style of politics. The Nixon-Kennedy debate / Christopher Matthews
The new frontier / Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Kennedy: Master of the art of power / Gore Vidal
Chapter 3: Kennedy's domestic agenda. The President versus the steel industry / Irving Bernstein
Kennedy's failure to work for civil rights / Henry Fairlie
Kennedy's civil rights legislation becomes law / Allen J. Matusow
Chapter 4: Kennedy and foreign policy. The Bay of Pigs disaster / Thomas G. Paterson
The Peace Corps / Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin
The alliance for progress / Bruce Miroff
Chapter 5: Confronting Khrushchev and waging the Cold War. The Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting in Vienna / Kenneth P. O'Donnell and David F. Powers with Joe McCarthy
The Berlin crisis / Theodore C. Sorensen
An overview of the Cuban missile crisis / Raymond L. Garthoff
The Russian view of the Cuban missile crisis, and Kennedy's response / Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy
Chapter 6: Assessing John F. Kennedy. An assessment of Kennedy's policies and programs / William G. Carleton
An assessment of Kennedy's character / Thomas C. Reeves
Kennedy's liberal legacy / David Burner.
Item details
- ISBN: 0737702257 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780737702255 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0737702249 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780737702248 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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240 p. : ill ; 23 cm. - Publisher: San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2000.
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-232) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1: The major influences on John F. Kennedy's development: The Fitzgerald and Kennedy traditions. The Fitzgerald influence: Charm, energy, and hard work / Gail Cameron Toughness propels the Kennedys' survival and success / Richard J. Whalen The influence of Joseph Kennedy, the President's father / James MacGregor Burns Chapter 2: The Kennedy style of politics. The Nixon-Kennedy debate / Christopher Matthews The new frontier / Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Kennedy: Master of the art of power / Gore Vidal Chapter 3: Kennedy's domestic agenda. The President versus the steel industry / Irving Bernstein Kennedy's failure to work for civil rights / Henry Fairlie Kennedy's civil rights legislation becomes law / Allen J. Matusow Chapter 4: Kennedy and foreign policy. The Bay of Pigs disaster / Thomas G. Paterson The Peace Corps / Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin The alliance for progress / Bruce Miroff Chapter 5: Confronting Khrushchev and waging the Cold War. The Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting in Vienna / Kenneth P. O'Donnell and David F. Powers with Joe McCarthy The Berlin crisis / Theodore C. Sorensen An overview of the Cuban missile crisis / Raymond L. Garthoff The Russian view of the Cuban missile crisis, and Kennedy's response / Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy Chapter 6: Assessing John F. Kennedy. An assessment of Kennedy's policies and programs / William G. Carleton An assessment of Kennedy's character / Thomas C. Reeves Kennedy's liberal legacy / David Burner. |
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