Word: sovietism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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TIME'S excerpts will describe the end of America's involvement in Viet Nam and the beginning of its relations with the Communist government in China; how the U.S. groped toward déetente with the Soviet Union and coped with crises in the Middle East, Cuba and the Indian subcontinent. We will also present a gallery of famous figures as limned by Kissinger, his insights into the statesman's craft and the philosophy that underpins his entire approach to foreign policy...
...going to be a great power if we keep going as we are," Schlesinger says. "The Soviet Union's intentions are not benign. So many people grew up after the Berlin crisis. They would not accept the true face of Communism in Hanoi and elsewhere. It used to be so much fun to discover our own moral defects. It is not so much fun any longer. These people labored under the notion that if we were sufficiently lovable, others would be drawn to us. Our young had so much security in the postwar world that they felt...
...generation of Soviet leaders will be more inclined to use the awesome power they have accumulated," he says. "We entice the Soviets to take action. They misunderstand our positions. The United States is not giving the signals of determination it should any place in the world...
...Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said yesterday after the White House session that the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba is a "provocation." "I think the matter ought to have been dealt with by now," he added...
...Frank Church (D-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, predicted that eventually "the Senate will require certification by the president that Soviet combat forces are not in Cuba...