Ambassador To Sixties London

History of International Relations, Diplomacy and Intelligence, 12
(History of International Relations Library, 12)

David Bruce, a wealthy East Coast socialite, became one of the ablest and most experienced American diplomats of the Cold War years, serving as the US ambassador in London during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. His diaries throw fascinating light on the work of a modern ambassador and life in London's high society in the 'Swinging Sixties', as well as providing insight into such key events as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Profumo Scandal, America's descent into Vietnam and Britain's growing economic malaise. They are an invaluable primary source for all those interested in US foreign policy, British political and social history or the world of diplomacy.

Table of Contents List of abbreviations Introduction

Chapter 1: Arrival, March-December 1961
Chapter 2: Year of the Missile Crisis, 1962
Chapter 3: Macmillan's Decline, Kennedy's Assassination, January-November 1963
Chapter 4: LBJ and Douglas-Home, November 1963-October 1964
Chapter 5: Britain elects a new government, America goes to war, October 1964-July 1965
Chapter 6: Troubles at Home and Abroad, August 1965-March 1966
Chapter 7: Into the Quagmire, April 1966-March 1967
Chapter 8: Storm Clouds, April- November 1967
Chapter 9: The Storm Breaks, November-March 1968
Chapter 10: The End of the Johnson Administration, April-November 1968
Chapter 11: Nixon and Bruce's departure, November 1968-March 1969

Dramatis Personae Select Bibliography

About the Author(s)/Editor(s)

Raj Roy, Ph.D (2001) in History, London School of Economics, has previously published on US-UK politico-economic relations and is currently working on the Washington ambassadorship of Peter Ramsbotham. He is also a solicitor, specialising in EU competition law.

John W. Young, Ph.D (1983) in History, University of Cambridge, is Professor of International History at the University of Nottingham. He has published extensively on British foreign policy, the Cold War and European integration.