WHO TALKED WITH PRESIDENT KENNEDY? AN INTERACTION ANALYSIS

In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 351-370

Abstract

BASED PRINCIPALLY ON THE RECORDS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY'S APPOINTMENT SECRETARY, KENNETH O'DONNELL, THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE CONCERNS AND CONSULATIONS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY. THE RECORDS REVEAL HIS PRIMARY CONCERN WITH FOREIGN POLICY, AND INDICATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF HIS ASSISTANT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS, MCGEORGE BUNDY, AS WELL AS SECRETARY OF STATE RUSK AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MCNAMARA. HIS MOST FREQUENT COMMUNICATIONS WERE WITH HIS BROTHER, ROBERT.