The Kennedys in the World

The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire explores how the Kennedy brothers reshaped America's federation for more than six decades after World War II. For all the millions of words written about them, no one has explored this fascinating, pervasive, and, in the end, hugely consequential aspect of their lives. This book provides a new look at the Kennedy clan, their relationships with one another, and how those relationships influenced America's foreign policy. Over the course of their collective careers, the Kennedy brothers did more than anyone else to reshape America's Cold War policies and then to upend its "Cold War consensus" - the belief that America's top global challenge was to contain the Soviets. But while they shared certain views about America's global role, the brothers never forged a full-blown "Kennedy doctrine" to guide America through the end of the Cold War and into the multi-polar world that we now confront. Because the brothers were such influential figures on foreign affairs, Lawrence J. Haas and the brothers' story offers a new window into the rise and fall of America's post-war empire - from the Cold War consensus from the late 1940s to early 1960s to the futile search for a consistent and effective U.S. global role ever since. AUTHOR: Lawrence J. Haas is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former communications director for Vice President Al Gore. 34 photographs

“"This extensively researched and engaging book will appeal to anyone interested in post-war American history, foreign policy, and the Kennedy family."--Thomas Karel, Library Journal”

"This extensively researched and engaging book will appeal to anyone interested in post-war American history, foreign policy, and the Kennedy family."-Thomas Karel, Library Journal "The past has something to teach us and Lawrence Haas is a really good teacher."-Shoshana Bryen, inFOCUS Quarterly  “In The Kennedys in the World, Larry Haas expertly shows how three brothers shaped the course of America’s history. With vivid storytelling detailing previously unexplored chapters of their lives, Haas brings to life not just an era of our past but a remarkable family sailing the stormy waters of the turbulent twentieth century. Jack, Bobby, and Ted shared a tough-minded internationalism and a conviction that America belonged on the side of the oppressed and not the overlords, but each applied that legacy to different challenges in distinct ways. Now the torch has been passed to our generation and this book serves as a powerful reminder of who we are as Americans and who we can be.”-Andrei Cherny, author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America’s Finest Hour  “In this vivid, fast-paced study, Haas makes brilliant use of his White House insider’s understanding of politics and his mastery of narrative history. Like his superb Harry and Arthur, this important new book compels us to see these major personalities in a global context, showing not just how the Kennedys influenced the world but how the world influenced the Kennedys.”-Richard Aldous, author of Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian “In his very engaging new book, Haas tells not only an untold story about Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy but an important one. He explores why all three brothers were so interested in the world at large and reveals their dramatic impact on America’s global role over the course of more than sixty years. I recommend it highly.”-Joseph I. Lieberman, former U.S. senator “The Kennedys in the World is not only a wonderful read, but it’s also now the definitive work on the origins and evolution of the national security ideas that Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy pursued so effectively.”-Herman Pirchner Jr., president of the American Foreign Policy Council "Camelot lives on in The Kennedys in the World."-David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express

Lawrence J. Haas, an award-winning journalist and former senior White House official, is senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, a columnist on foreign affairs, and a TV and radio commentator. He is the author of five other books, including Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (Potomac Books, 2016), which the Wall Street Journal named one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2016.

 

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