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Defending the Free World - John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the Vietnam War, 1961-1965 (Hardcover, New)
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Defending the Free World - John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the Vietnam War, 1961-1965 (Hardcover, New)
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Schwab examines America's decision to "stand in Vietnam" with a
fresh perspective provided by new archival materials and the
intellectual synthesis of institutional, political, and diplomatic
history. Vietnam policy is shown at many different levels, from the
presidency down to the level of CIA operatives in the field and
public opinion specialists on the White House staff. The views of
State Department officers, foreign public opinion, editorials in
major U.S. newspapers, and the powerful leaders of both
Congressional houses reveal an informed and highly conflicted
public leadership well before American combat troops were committed
in large numbers in the summer of 1965. The study begins with John
F. Kennedy's inaugural address in January of 1961 and proceeds to
show the decision-making rocess regarding Vietnam and Indochina
through the several critical events that led to Johnson's famous
press conference speech of 1965. The author contends that
responsibility for the war and its tragic consequences should not
be placed upon individuals, but rather at the levels of the state,
society, and the international system. This view of agency existing
at a higher level than the presidency challenges the dominant view
of most diplomatic historians and other writers who have focused on
the blunders and misperceptions of policy makers.
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