Superpowers Collide, 1961-1981 - Short History
- Department History
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Superpowers Collide, 1961-1981
Contents
- The World in 1961
- Kennedy's Foreign Policy
- The Cuban Missile Crises
- Kennedy and the Department of State
- Traditional Diplomacy Expanded
- Domestic Upheaval and a New President
- Johnson's Foreign Policy
- Management of Foreign Policy
- The Department addresses Inequality
- President Nixon and the NSC
- Nixon’s Foreign Policy
- Kissinger Becomes Secretary of State
- Carter's Foreign Policy
- Jimmy Carter and Cyrus Vance
- The Iranian Hostage Crisis
- Landmark Departmental Reform
- An End to the Hostage Crisis
- Conclusion