Waging Peace and War: Dean Rusk in the Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson YearsDean Rusk was a member of Truman's inner circle, and served as Secretary of State in both the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, leaving an indelible stamp on the major events that marked America's ascendancy as a superpower. Schoenbaum presents a landmark portrait of this powerful foreign policy maker, and an insider's story of the crises and triumphs, policy debates and diplomatic maneuvers that punctuated Rusk's career. He reveals Rusk's role, as a member of Truman's inner circle, in the conduct of the Korean War and the firing of MacArthur; his opposition to the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, and his loyal defense of Kennedy; links between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Wall confrontation; his relationship with Johnson as both friend and foreign policy adviser; his personal reactions to his vilification by antiwar protesters; and the real reasons behind Johnson's decision not to seek another term as President. ISBN 0-671-60351-5: $22.95. |
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THE BEST MAN AVAILABLE | 11 |
PART ONE THE EDUCATION OF | 27 |
RUN ACROSS | 38 |
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