Historians have devoted considerable attention to John F. Kennedy's Southeast Asian
diplomacy. Yet the vast majority of these studies have focused narrowly on Vietnam when, in …

Organization is his nemesis, and he has erred in his solution to three dilemmas: what type of
book should he write, what should he include, and what narrative sequence should he use …

In the early twentieth century, two famous American in-ternational lawyers had a China
connection that was either unknown or has long since been forgotten by scholars. One of …

The timing of this decision to move forward towards peace in Vietnam has not been under
the control of the President. If it were, there would have been peace in Southeast Asia long …

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles met Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem for the first time in
Saigon on 28 February 1955. Proclaiming his admiration for Diem's leadership of “Free …

On 7 August 1964, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution swept through Con gress, signalling the
beginning of a new era in the American commit ment to Southeast Asia. Within a year …

Lyndon B. Johnson came to the presidency in November 1963 without any thought of
widening American involvement in the war in Southeast Asia. At the same time, he made …

Speaking in 1956, a young senator from Massachusetts argued that the “fundamental
tenets” of American foreign policy depended “in considerable measure upon a strong and …

Schwab examines America's decision to stand in Vietnam with a fresh perspective provided
by new archival materials and the intellectual synthesis of institutional, political, and …

The story of the Vietnam War peace negotiations is among the most important but least
understood elements of the conflict. Serious study here has been impeded by a range of …