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A Short History of the Department of State

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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

Table of Contents

  • Foundations of Foreign Affairs, 1775-1823
    • The Expansionist Years, 1823-1867
      • Rise to World Power, 1867-1913
        • The Challenge of Global Conflict, 1913-1945
          • Containment and Cold War, 1945-1961
            • Superpowers Collide, 1961-1981
              • The End of the Cold War, 1981-1992

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                • Buildings of the Department
                • Biographies of the Secretaries of State
                • Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission
                • Travels of the President
                • Travels of the Secretary
                • Visits by Foreign Leaders
                • World War I and the Department
                • U.S. Diplomatic Couriers

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