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Index

Adenauer, Konrad, 47, 48, 81, 157, 194, 232-233
Adzhubei, Aleksei I., 26, 44n, 65, 69, 94, 95
Anderson, Harry L., 288n
Ball, George W., 131n, 133, 162, 168n, 300
Batista, Fulgencio, 11
Bay of Pigs invasion:
Kennedy on, 9-10
Khrushchev on, 7-8, 10-16
Beam, Jacob D., 131n
Berlin issue:
Kennedy on, 42-43, 65-68, 133, 142-147, 232-233
Khrushchev on, 29, 31-35, 45-46, 50-57, 69-74, 82-83, 120-121, 123-125, 137-141, 156-158, 230
Bohlen, Charles E., 69n, 81n, 92n, 106n
Bolshakov, Georgi N., 25n, 45n, 232
Bolshoi Ballet, 134, 209
Bowles, Chester, 21
Brazil, 215
Brezhnev, Leonid I., 2, 3, 23, 79, 80, 136, 142, 242-243, 297-298
Brubeck, William H., 148, 181n
Bullard, Sir Edward, 153, 163
Bundy, McGeorge, 81n, 148, 168n, 262n, 268n, 290n, 297n, 299n, 313n
Burma, 36
Bykovsky, Valeri, 297, 299
Cambodia, 36, 246
Castro, Fidel, 9, 12, 198, 199, 214, 223, 224, 229, 308, 309
Central Intelligence Agency, 251
Chiang Kai-shek, 160-161, 245
China, People's Republic of, 13, 160
U.N. membership, Khrushchev on, 195
Claflin, Edward B., 9n, 80n, 91n, 116n, 135n, 148n, 151n, 165n, 181n, 187n, 201n, 223n, 231n
Clay, Gen. Lucius D., 29
Clifton, Gen. Chester V., 298n
Committee for Outer Space Research, 128
Congo, 10
Cooper, L. Gordon, 288-289
Cousins, Norman, 262
Cuba (see also Cuban missile crisis):
Bay of Pigs invasion:
Kennedy on, 9-10
Khrushchev on, 7-8, 10-16
Guantanamo naval base, Khrushchev on, 15, 191-192
Lingering Soviet-U.S. problems in 1963:
Kennedy on, 266-267, 307-309
Robert Kennedy on, 263-264
Khrushchev on, 250-253, 259-260, 275-277, 306-307
Revolutionary activities in Latin America, Kennedy on, 308-309
Soviet military presence:
Kennedy on, 203-204
Khrushchev on, 12
Soviet-Cuban relations, Khrushchev on, 12-16, 175-176
U.S. threats against Cuba, Khrushchev on, 158-159
Cuban missile crisis:
Cuban perspective, Khrushchev's discussion of, 224-225
Formalization of Soviet-U.S. agreement, Khrushchev on, 218, 221, 226-229
IL-28 bombers:
Kennedy on, 201-202, 209, 212-213, 223
Khrushchev on, 191, 206-208, 209-211, 216-218, 219-220, 221-222
Kennedy's assessment of, 202-203
Khrushchev's assessment of, 197-198
Lower state of alert for U.S. armed forces, 222
Offensive weapons issue (see also IL-28 bombers above):
Kennedy on, 165-166, 171
Khrushchev on, 166-167, 172-174, 178-179, 196, 199-200
Quarantine of Cuba:
Kennedy on, 168, 182, 198-199, 209, 214
Khrushchev on, 166-167, 169-170, 174-175, 177, 190-191, 205, 209-211, 217-218
Removal of Soviet weapons (see also IL-28 bombers above; Verification of weapons removal below):
Kennedy on, 181-182, 187-188
Khrushchev on, 179-181, 183-187
Shelling of Havana, Khrushchev on, 183-184
Turkish missile quid pro quo, Khrushchev on, 179-181, 189-190, 258
U.S. pledge not to attack Cuba:
Kennedy on, 182, 223, 231
Khrushchev on, 176-177, 180, 184, 227, 228
Verification of weapons removal:
Kennedy on, 198-199, 203, 213-215, 223
Khrushchev on, 218-221
Czechoslovakia, 29, 77
Davis, Richard H., 18n, 24n, 131n, 142n, 268n, 288n
Dean, Arthur H., 236, 238-239
De Gaulle, Charles, 47, 48
Denuclearized Zone in Latin America, 215
Disarmament (see also Geneva disarmament negotiations; Nuclear test ban):
Berlin and disarmament, Kennedy on, 145-147
General and complete disarmament:
Kennedy on, 43
Khrushchev on, 28-29, 101-103, 105, 194, 241242
Non-proliferation issue:
Kennedy on, 188, 237, 260
Khrushchev on, 273-275
Space exploration and disarmament, Khrushchev on, 130-131
Dobrynin, Anatoly F., 126, 133, 137n, 142-143, 152, 156, 165n, 189, 209, 212n, 215n, 221, 222, 237, 250, 265, 271n, 275, 286n, 304, 306-307, 307n
Dulles, John Foster, 83, 84, 196
Ecuador, 308
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 81, 155, 253, 255
Fanfani, Amintore, 27
Farley, Philip J., 18n
Fedorenko, N. T., 249
Fisher, Adrian S., 148n
Foster, William C., 240, 249, 268n
France:
German peace treaty and, 47, 48
Nuclear test ban and, 150, 151-152
Nuclear testing program, 256-257, 280, 291
Geneva Accords (1954), 63-64
Geneva disarmament negotiations:
Course of action for negotiators, Kennedy and Macmillan on, 85-87
Foreign Ministers' involvement:
Kennedy and Macmillan on, 86-87
Kennedy on, 115
Khrushchev on, 89, 101, 110
Heads of Government participation:
Kennedy on, 91-92, 106-107
Khrushchev on, 87-90, 98-101, 105-106, 109-110
Germany (see also Berlin issue):
Informal Soviet-U.S. contacts:
Kennedy on, 43
Khrushchev on, 24-25, 33-34
Long-term problem in Soviet-U.S. relations,
Kennedy on, 92-95
Military threat to Soviet Union, Khrushchev on, 76-77
Nuclear weapons in FRG, Khrushchev on, 275
Peace treaty issue:
Kennedy on, 40-42
Khrushchev on, 1, 20-21, 29-31, 34, 45-50, 55, 73-78, 118-123, 140-141, 194, 260-261, 278
Glenn, Col. John, 96, 97
Goodby, James E., 268n
Goodman, Benny, 133
Goodpaster, Gen. Andrew, 3n
Graves, Gen., 176
Great Britain. See United Kingdom.
Gromyko, Andrei A., 19, 33, 42, 82, 85, 87, 93, 94, 115, 117, 132, 145, 194, 230, 233, 266, 289, 292n
Guantanamo naval base, Khrushchev on, 15, 191-192
Guatemala, 14
Guevera, Maj. Ernesto, 309
Hailsham, Lord, 300, 301
Harriman, W. Averell, 271, 278, 299-300, 301, 302
Harrison, James B., 288n
Hartley, Charles R., 18n
Hemingway, Ernest, 105
Henry, David H., 242n, 243n, 288n
Home, Lord, 115
House of Representatives, U.S., 159
Humphrey, Hubert H., 77
Iceland, 195
Independence Day (U.S.):
Khrushchev's and Brezhnev's messages, 23, 136, 297-298
Kennedy's replies, 24, 142, 298
International Astronautical Federation, 128
International Committee of the Red Cross, 198
International Control Commission, 63
Italy, 258
Japan, 132
Johnson, Lyndon B., 60, 63, 311, 313n, 314
Johnson, U. Alexis, 313n
Joyce, Michael, 250n
Kennan, George F., 33
Kennedy, Jacqueline, 22, 303
Letter to Khrushchev following Kennedy's assassination, 313-314
Kennedy, Robert F., 50, 81, 125-126, 148n, 156, 189, 204n, 209, 215n, 221, 250, 262-265
Kennedy child, death of, 303
Kennedy-Khrushchev correspondence:
Leaks to media:
Kennedy on, 232
Khrushchev on, 229-230
"Pen Pal" correspondence, 25n
"Private" status, 38-39
Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting (Vienna, 1961):
Kennedy's assessment of, 39-40
Kennedy's thanks for Khrushchev's gifts, 22
Kennedy's proposal for, 6
Khrushchev's acceptance of Kennedy's proposal, 18-21
Khrushchev's assessment of, 25-26
Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting, proposed (1963), 261-262
Kennedy, assassination of:
Jacqueline Kennedy's letter to Khrushchev, 313-314
Khrushchev's condolences to Johnson, 311-313
Kennedy's election:
Kennedy's response to Khrushchev's congratulations, 2
Khrushchev's congratulations, 1
Kharlamov, Mikhail A., 26
Khrushcheva, Nina Petrovna, 61, 314
Kohler, Foy D., 106n, 131n, 137n, 165n, 167, 177, 266, 268n, 279, 284, 292n, 302
Kretzmann, Edwin M. J., 3n
Kriebel, P. Wesley, 288n
Kuznetsov, Vasily V., 166, 187, 199, 202, 205, 221, 225, 231, 236, 238-239
Laos:
Formation of government:
Kennedy on, 62, 64, 135-136
Khrushchev on, 58-59, 134-135
Neutrality issue:
Kennedy on, 43-44, 267, 271
Khrushchev on, 20, 36-37, 244-246, 277-278
League of Nations, 159
Le Duan, 63
Macmillan, Harold, 132, 257, 266, 279, 309
Geneva disarmament negotiations, 85-87
Nuclear test ban, 148, 268-270, 290-292, 296
Malinovsky, Rodion Y., 261, 264
Manchester, William, 313n
Mansfield, Mike, 30
Markov, Petr I., 262
Matthews, H. Freeman, 21n
McCloskey, Robert J., 18n
McCloy, John J., 202, 205, 211, 221, 225, 231
McCone, John A., 212n
McNamara, Robert S., 81n, 212n, 261, 264
McSweeney, John M., 3n
Menshikov, Mikhail A., 18
Mikoyan, Anastas I., 199, 225, 244, 246, 312, 313
Military forces stationed abroad, Khrushchev on, 258-259
Mongolian People's Republic, 55
New Year's messages:
Kennedy to Khrushchev and Brezhnev, 80, 243
Khrushchev and Brezhnev to Kennedy, 79, 242-243
Ngo Dinh Diem, 60, 63, 64
Nikolayev, Maj., 148, 150
Nixon, Richard M., 211-212
Nobbe, Richard, 298n
Non-aggression treaty between NATO and Warsaw Pact, Khrushchev's proposal for, 193, 206, 301-302
Non-proliferation. See Nuclear nonproliferation.
Non-aggression treaty with Warsaw Pact, Khrushchev's proposal for, 193, 206, 301-302
Nuclear forces for:
Kennedy on, 237, 266
Khrushchev on, 241-242, 257-258, 273-275
Nuclear non-proliferation:
Kennedy on, 188, 237, 266
Khrushchev on, 273-275
Nuclear test ban:
Espionage issue:
Kennedy on, 291-292
Khrushchev on, 281-286, 293-294
French participation:
Kennedy on, 151-152
Khrushchev on, 150
Kennedy's proposal, 108
Khrushchev's response to Kennedy's proposal, 125-126
Multilateral interest, Khrushchev on, 304
Soviet policy, Khrushchev's assessment of, 279-280
"Three environments" prohibitions:
Kennedy on, 151, 163, 164, 300, 307
Khrushchev on, 148-150, 154, 155, 301, 304, 309-311
Treaty signing and ratification:
Kennedy on, 307
Khrushchev on, 304, 309-311
Tripartite leadership discussions:
Kennedy/Macmillan proposal, 268-270
Khrushchev's response, 283-286, 292
Underground tests (see also Verification issue below):
Kennedy on, 164
Khrushchev on, 149, 154-156
Verification issue:
Kennedy/Macmillan message on, 268-270
Kennedy on, 151, 163-164, 238-240, 265-266, 290-292
Robert Kennedy on, 263
Khrushchev on, 111, 152-154, 192-193, 234-237, 247-249, 253-257, 280-286, 292-296
U.S.-U.K. joint statement on, 131-133
Nuclear testing:
French program:
Kennedy on, 291
Khrushchev on, 256-257, 280
Khrushchev on, 103-106, 111-114
Nuclear weapons for NATO:
Kennedy on, 237, 266
Khrushchev on, 241-242, 257-258, 273-275
Organization of American States, 168, 169, 188
Owen, Robert I., 162n
Penney, Sir William, 153, 163
Peru, 308
Pholsena, K., 277
Phoumi Nosavan, Gen., 245
Poland, 29, 77
Popovich, Col., 148, 150
Potsdam agreements (1945), 46
Powers, Francis Gary, 253
Pugwash conference, 153-154, 163
Ramsey, James A., 242n, 243n
Read, Benjamin H., 299n
Reynaud, Paul, 27
Rockefeller, Nelson, 71, 256
Roman, Alejandro, 308
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 195, 312
Roura, Jose Maria, 308
Rusk, Dean, 3, 4n, 5, 7, 18, 24n, 33, 42, 79, 80, 81n, 87, 97, 106n, 108, 115, 117, 133, 136, 137n, 142-143, 145, 148n, 152, 165n, 168, 171, 182, 188, 230, 233, 243, 262n, 265n, 270, 271, 275, 289, 292, 298, 303
Moscow mission (1963):
Kennedy on, 267, 286-287, 289
Khrushchev on, 287, 302, 304-305
Russell, Bertrand, 177
Salinger, Pierre, 25n, 26n, 133, 138
Schirra, Walter, 162
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., 189, 215n
Semenov, Vladimir S., 7
Senate, U.S., 159
Shepard, Alan B., Jr., 17, 18
Sihanouk, Prince Norodom, 246
Smirnovsky, Mikhail N., 98n
Smith, Bromley, 131n, 134n, 142n, 162n, 209, 288n
Sorensen, Theodore, 94n
Souphanouvong, Prince, 62, 245
Souvanna Phouma, Prince, 36, 37, 44, 58, 59, 62, 134, 135, 245, 277
Soviet Communist Party Congress of 1961, 45, 60
Soviet-U.S. relations:
Kennedy on, 3, 5-6
Khrushchev on, 2, 4-5, 16, 19, 69, 83-84, 156-161, 271-273
Spaak, Paul Henri, 27, 50, 53, 76
Space exploration:
Bykovsky/Tereshkova flight:
Kennedy's congratulations, 297
Khrushchev's response to Kennedy's congratulations, 299
Cooper's flight:
Kennedy's response to Khrushchev's congratulations, 288-289
Khrushchev's congratulations, 288
Disarmament and space exploration, Khrushchev on, 130-131
Glenn's flight:
Kennedy's response to Khru- shchev's congratulations, 97
Khrushchev's congratulations, 96
Nikolayev/Popovich flight:
Kennedy's congratulations, 148
Khrushchev's response to Kennedy's congratulations, 150
Schirra's flight:
Kennedy's response to Khru- shchev's congratulations, 162
Khrushchev's congratulations, 162
Shepard's flight:
Kennedy's response to Khru- shchev's congratulations, 18
Khrushchev's congratulations, 17
Soviets' first manned flight:
Kennedy's congratulations, 7
Khrushchev's response to Kennedy's congratulations, 17
Soviet space vehicle to Venus:
Kennedy's congratulations, 4
Khrushchev's response to Kennedy's congratulations, 4
Soviet-U.S. cooperation:
Kennedy on, 97, 116-118
Khrushchev on, 96, 127-131
Spiers, Ronald I., 106n
Stevenson, Adlai E., III, 199, 202, 205, 211, 221, 231, 238
Sulzberger, Cyrus, 24
Taiwan, 13
Taylor, Gen. Maxwell, 60, 63
Tereshkova, Valentina, 297, 299
Thant, U, 176, 177, 178, 179, 187, 188, 206, 210, 213, 220, 229n
Thompson, Llewellyn E., Jr., 5, 6, 18, 19, 21n, 34, 43, 69n, 82, 93, 94, 122, 137n, 157, 158, 160, 212n, 222, 237n, 265n, 271n, 286n, 306-307, 307n
Trade policies, Khrushchev on, 260
Tsarapkin, S.K., 249
Tully, Francis W., 288n
Turkish missile installations (U.S.), Khrushchev on, 179-181, 189-190, 258
Tyler, William R., 148n, 290n
Udall, Stewart, 158
Ulbricht, Walter, 31, 41
United Kingdom, 48
Geneva disarmament negotiations, 85-87
Nuclear test ban, 131-133, 148, 151, 268-270
United Nations, 14, 28
Berlin issue and, 32, 51, 73, 137-138
Chinese membership, Khrushchev on, 195
Cuban missile crisis and, 175, 179
Disarmament and, 91, 241-242
Kennedy's speech to General Assembly (Sept. 1961), Khrushchev's response to, 35-36
Observation posts in Caribbean, Khrushchev on, 208, 211, 220
Space exploration and, 97, 116, 117, 118, 129
U-2 flights:
Kennedy on, 188
Robert Kennedy on, 264
Khrushchev on, 160-161, 185-186, 253, 255
Veliotes, Nicholas A., 3n
Venezuela, 309
Vietnam, Democratic People's Republic of, 245
Vietnam conflict:
Kennedy on, 44, 62-64
Khrushchev on, 60-61
Wall Street, 225
Warsaw Pact, 120
Non-aggression treaty with NATO, Khrushchev's proposal for, 193, 206, 301-302
Weiner, Benjamin, 297n
Western leaders, Khrushchev's meetings with, 27
World Meteorological Organization, 116
Yepishev, A.A., 33n
Zorin, Valerian A., 132, 309

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