Dwight Eisenhower and American Foreign Policy During the 1960s: An American Lion in Winter PDF
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Dwight Eisenhower and American Foreign Policy during the 1960s Dwight Eisenhower and American Foreign Policy during the 1960s An American Lion in Winter Richard M. Filipink Jr. LEXINGTONBOOKS Lanham•Boulder•NewYork•London PublishedbyLexingtonBooks AnimprintofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 www.rowman.com UnitA,WhitacreMews,26-34StannaryStreet,LondonSE114AB Copyright©2015byLexingtonBooks Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyany electronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretrievalsystems, withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhomayquote passagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Filipink,RichardM.,Jr. DwightEisenhowerandAmericanforeignpolicyduringthe1960s:anAmericanlioninwinter/ RichardM.FilipinkJr. pagescm Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-1-4985-0679-3(cloth:alk.paper)--ISBN978-1-4985-0680-9(electronic) 1.Eisenhower,DwightD.(DwightDavid),1890-1969--Influence.2.UnitedStates--Foreignrela- tions--1961-1963.3.UnitedStates--Foreignrelations--1963-1969.I.Title. E841.F462015 327.73009'04--dc23 2014041402 TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmerican NationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibrary Materials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION ix 1 EISENHOWERADMINISTRATIONFOREIGNPOLICY: ANOVERVIEW 1 2 KENNEDYANDEISENHOWER:UNEASYBEGINNINGS 19 3 THECRISISYEARS:1961–1963 33 4 TRANSITIONANDREELECTION:LBJAND EISENHOWER1963–1964 63 5 JOHNSON,EISENHOWER,ANDVIETNAM1965 71 6 MUTUALDECLINE:LBJandIKE1966–1968 95 7 CONCLUSION 111 WORKSCITED 119 Index 129 AbouttheAuthor 133 v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Work on this book has benefitted from assistance from myriad sources thatmustbeacknowledged,startingwiththethreepresidentiallibraries at which I did research. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansaswasthestartingpointforobtainingtherecordsofthepost-presi- dentialcareeroftheLibrary’snamesake.Facilitatingmytravel,theEisen- hower World Affairs Institute provided two much appreciated Abilene TravelGrants;attheLibrary,myresearchwasadvancedwiththehelpof archivistsDr.JamesLeyerzapfandBonitaMulanax. TheJohnF.KennedyFoundationprovidedaMarjorieKovlerFellow- ship and a Kennedy Library Research Grant which helped defray the costs of research at the John F. Kennedy Library, for which I am very grateful.WorkattheKennedyLibraryhelpeddeepenmyunderstanding of the impact Eisenhower had on his immediate successor, an under- standingassistedbythearchivistsinthereadingroom.Imustalsothank the late Clark Clifford for allowing me access to his oral history inter- views and papers, as well as the late C. Douglas Dillon for allowing accesstohispapers. TheLyndonBainesJohnsonFoundationalsoprovidedtwogratefully received Moody Grants which defrayed the expenses of my research in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, Texas. Archivists Linda M. Seelke, Regina Greenwell, Charlaine McCauley, and Michael Parrish all assisted me in gaining knowledge of how often and deeply Johnson lookedtohisRepublicanpredecessorforsupportandguidance. Without General Andrew Goodpaster, most of the information on contacts between President Johnson and General Eisenhower would not exist. His detailed memos provide insight into what Johnson and Eisen- hower were trying to accomplish. General Goodpaster also graciously offered his time to answer my questions about his services as liaison betweenthetwopresidents,forwhichIamextremelygrateful. Western Illinois University provided a University Research Council Grant. AtLexingtonPress,firstErinWalpolethenEmilyFrazzetteandEthan Feinsteinhelpedbringthemanuscripttoitscompletion. My parents have always been supportive of my love of history and choiceofprofession. This work is dedicated to my beautiful, patient, and understanding wife,Michelle,andmywonderfultreasureofadaughter,Gabrielle. vii viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ofcourse,allinterpretationsandmistakesaremyown.
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