jfk foreign policy
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JFK: Foreign Policy
The Cards Kennedy’s Been Dealt: How will he play
them?
Key Players
Bobby Kennedy, Attorney General
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE HEAD
OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Dean Rusk, Secretary of State
THE STATE DEPARTMENT DEALS
WITH INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Key Policies
Ike’s Toolbox
Ike’s ToolboxHAMMERS = NUKES
JFK’s Toolbox
JFK’s Toolbox
HAMMER (NUKES) STILL HERE
…AND OTHER CONVENTIONAL TOOLS (WEAPONS) AS WELL
Flexible response: Kennedy’s plan to expand US military options, continuing to build nuclear capabilities and also strengthening conventional
weapons.
Green Berets—special military units to assist with combating Communism
Alliance for Progress: a program to expand economic aid to Latin America, offering billions in aid in exchange for democratic and
capitalist reforms
Peace Corps—volunteers to assist in developing countries.
THE CHALLENGES