Word: kennedyism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unruh told his own story well in an interview at the Kennedy Institute on Tuesday. He sat cross-legged and rather tired explaining Vietnam: explaining his education.
IT BEGAN, with John F. Kennedy, whom Unruh served as campaign manager in California in 1960. Unruh was "totally committed" to Kennedy: he admits it and is proud of it.
When Kennedy became President. Unruh trusted him almost without question. So in 1962 when Unruh had doubts about Kennedy's decision to resume nuclear testing, he did not try to question the President: he let it go, trusting Kennedy's judgment. This trust was mainly personal trust in Kennedy, but...
This faith in the office of the Presidency survived into the initial years of the Johnson administration. As Vietnam became a bigger and bigger issue Unruh remembers, "I was never a hawk but I thought the President knew a little more than anyone else, so I trusted him." Essentially, the...
Ford was appointed dean in June, 1962-18 months after the previous dean. McGeorge Bundy, had resigned to take a job in President Kennedy's administration.