The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam Selverstone Marc J.
The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam Selverstone Marc J. A major revision of our understanding of JFK's commitment to Vietnam, revealing that his administration's…
Specifikacia The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam Selverstone Marc J.
The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam Selverstone Marc J.
A major revision of our understanding of JFK's commitment to Vietnam, revealing that his administration's plan to withdraw was a political device, the effect of which was to manage public opinion while preserving US military assistance.In October 1963, the White House publicly proposed the removal of US troops from Vietnam, earning President Kennedy an enduring reputation as a skeptic on the war. Drawing on secret presidential tapes, Marc J. In fact, Kennedy was ambivalent about withdrawal and was largely detached from its planning.
Its details were the handiwork of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, whose ownership of the plan distanced it from the president.Selverstone's use of the presidential tapes, alongside declassified Selverstone reveals that the withdrawal statement gave Kennedy political cover, allowing him to sustain support for US military assistance.
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