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To turn the tide : a selection from President Kennedy's public statements from his election through the 1961 adjournment of Congress, setting forth the goals of his first legislative year

Title
To turn the tide : a selection from President Kennedy's public statements from his election through the 1961 adjournment of Congress, setting forth the goals of his first legislative year / edited by John W. Gardner ; foreword by Carl Sandburg ; introduction by President Kennedy.
Author
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Publication
New York : Harper & Row, ©1962.

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Additional Authors
  • Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002
  • Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
Description
xvii, 235 pages; 22 cm
Summary
A selection from President Kennedy's public statements from his election through the 1961 adjournment of Congress.
Subject
  • 1961-1963
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Politics and government
  • United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963
  • United States > Foreign relations > 1961-1963
  • United States
  • United States > Politics and government > 1961-
  • United States > Foreign relations > 1961-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
Contents
Overture. The years ahead ; Inaugural Address -- Peril and opportunity. The State of the Union -- Early crises. The Congo ; Laos ; Cuba ; Nature of the conflict -- Defense. Basic defense policies ; The means of self-defense -- Space -- The economy. Economic recovery ; Business and government ; Housing and community development ; Unfinished tasks -- The conduct of government. Basic fiscal policies ; Taxation ; Conflicts of interest -- The land and its wealth. Agriculture ; Natural resources -- Concern for the individual. Education ; Civil rights ; Health -- Strengthening the free world. Foreign aid ; Peace Corps -- Alliance for progress. Inter-American relations ; Act of Bogotá -- The deepening crisis. Meetings with De Gaulle and Khrushchev ; The Berlin Crisis -- To keep the peace. Nuclear testing ; United Nations Address.
LCCN
  • 61012221
  • 63864676
OCLC
  • ocm00422402
  • 422402
  • SCSB-113951
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library