Download or read book Kennedy's Kitchen Cabinet and the Pursuit of Peace written by Philip A. Goduti, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John F. Kennedy's advisors were enormously influential in the shaping of American foreign policy at a crucial time. After struggling in his first year as president, Kennedy employed the guidance of a core group including McGeorge Bundy, Robert Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Maxwell Taylor and Theodore Sorensen. This "kitchen cabinet" led to strong leadership in confronting serious challenges arising from the Soviet Union, Cuba, Southeast Asia and Berlin.