Kennedy in Berlin
by Andreas W. DaumFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-12-17
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
Kennedy in Berlin examines one of the most spectacular political events of the twentieth century. It tells the story of the enthusiastically celebrated visit that US president John F. Kennedy paid to Berlin, the 'frontline city of the Cold War,' in June 1963. The president's tour resonated around the world, not least on account of Kennedy's famous declaration - 'Ich bin ein Berliner.' Andreas W. Daum sets Kennedy's visit against the background of the special relationship that had developed between the United States and West Berlin in the wake of World War II, and Kennedy in Berlin is an innovative contribution to the study of transatlantic relations, the Cold War, and the conduct of diplomacy in the age of mass media. Using a broad range of sources, this book sheds new light on the interplay between politics and culture in the modern era.
Table of Contents
| Illustrations | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Preface to the English Edition | p. xvii |
| Abbreviations | p. xxi |
| Introduction: America's Berlin and John F. Kennedy | p. 1 |
| "One of the Greatest Dramas": Politics as Theater | p. 5 |
| "Beacon for Freedom": Symbols and Power | p. 8 |
| "Look Upon This City": The Politics of Visibility | p. 9 |
| "The Guest Who Makes the Germans Ecstatic": Emotions | p. 12 |
| "The Feeling of Closeness": Community Building and Charisma | p. 16 |
| The Story and Its Protagonists | p. 21 |
| Powers at Play: The United States, Europe, and Germany | p. 21 |
| A Special Relationship: Networks and the Politics of Memory | p. 36 |
| LBJ and Bobby: Prologue and the Johnson Tactic | p. 50 |
| De Gaulle: Symbolic Precedent and Strategic Competition | p. 61 |
| The Cast Comes Together | p. 66 |
| The Script and the Staging | p. 75 |
| Controversies over the European Itinerary | p. 75 |
| Act One: Kennedy in West Germany | p. 81 |
| Stage Directions: Planning the Protocol for Berlin | p. 95 |
| "To See and Be Seen": Visibility and Street Politics | p. 114 |
| Dramatic Climax | p. 125 |
| "The Greatest Show on Earth": Kennedy in Berlin | p. 125 |
| Straying from the Script: The Speech at the Schoneberg City Hall | p. 136 |
| "Ich bin ein Berliner": Four Words, Their Origin, and Their Impact | p. 147 |
| The Final Act: No End to the Cheering | p. 156 |
| After the Final Curtain | p. 165 |
| Westernization as Happening: Street Theater and Eigensinn | p. 165 |
| "Kennedy Fever": A Show of Emotion | p. 169 |
| In the Shadow of Hitler | p. 179 |
| "Nikita, Nikita!": Khrushchev on Stage | p. 182 |
| The Death of the Hero and the Birth of the Myth | p. 187 |
| The Show Goes On | p. 199 |
| Remembering and Forgetting | p. 199 |
| From America's Berlin to the Berlin Republic | p. 204 |
| "A Comet of Promise Passing through Our Country" | p. 215 |
| Ich bin ein Berliner: John F. Kennedy's Speech at Schoneberg City Hall, June 26, 1963 | p. 223 |
| Notes | p. 227 |
| Bibliography | p. 259 |
| Index | p. 283 |
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