Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.
Contents:
The quest for peace -- To the brink -- Prelude to peace -- The rhetoric of peace -- The peace speech -- The campaign for peace -- Confirming the treaty -- The historic meaning of Kennedy's peace initiative -- Let us take our stand -- American University commencement address, June 10, 1963 -- Speech to the Irish Dáil, June 28, 1963 -- Address to the nation on the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, July 26, 1963 -- Speech to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations, September 20, 1963.
Summary:
"An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty"--B&N.
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